Gene expression markers for predicting response to interleukin-6 receptor-inhibiting monoclonal antibody drug treatment

ABSTRACT

This invention provides methods, compositions, and kits relating to gene product biomarkers where gene expression levels are correlated with therapeutic response of rheumatoid arthritis patients to treatment with an IL-6 receptor antagonist, such as an IL6-R antibody. The methods, compositions, and kits of the invention can be used to identify rheumatoid arthritis patients who are likely, or not likely, to respond to IL-6 receptor antagonist treatments.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 61/352,285, filed Jun. 7, 2010, which is herein incorporated by reference for all purposes.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Tocilizumab is the first humanized interleukin-6 receptor (IL-6R)-inhibiting monoclonal antibody that has been developed to treat rheumatoid arthritis. As with other treatments, the antibody exhibits a range of therapeutic efficacy in patients. Thus, there is a need to determine those patients that are more likely to respond positively to treatment with tocilizumab and/or patients that are likely to not respond to treatment. The present invention addresses this need.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention is based, in part, on the discovery of changes in gene expression that are associated with a positive therapeutic response to treatment with an agent that modulate IL-6-mediated signal transduction, such as an anti-IL-6 antibody that inhibits transduction or an IL-6R-inhibiting monoclonal antibody such as tocilizumab.

Thus, in one aspect, the invention provides a method of identifying a rheumatoid arthritis patient that is likely to respond to treatment with tocilizumab; or of identifying a patient that is likely not to respond to treatment with tocilizumab; wherein the method comprises identifying the levels of expression of a gene set forth in Table 1, Table 2, or Table 3. Such genes can be identified using a variety of techniques, including array probe sets and amplification techniques. The level of expression of the marker gene is then compared to the expression level shown in the data set used to establish a correlation.

In a further aspect, the invention provides, a kit for predicting the therapeutic response of a rheumatoid arthritis patient to a treatment regimen that comprises administration of an IL-6R antibody such as tocilizumab. In some embodiments, the kit also includes an electronic device or computer software to compare the marker gene expression level of a biomarker gene set forth in Table 1, Table 2, or Table 3 from the patient to a dataset. The endpoint for evaluating therapeutic response can be any symptom of rheumatoid arthritis, e.g., the endpoints evaluated in Example 1.

In some embodiments, the marker gene is any one of the genes set forth in Table 1. In some embodiments, the marker genes are at least two genes set forth in Table 1. Thus, in some embodiments any one of from 2 to 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, or all of the genes set forth in Table 1.

In some embodiments, the marker gene is any one of the genes set forth in Table 2. In some embodiments, the marker genes are at least two genes set forth in Table 2. Thus, in some embodiments any one of from 2 to 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, or all of the genes set forth in Table 2.

In some embodiments, the marker gene is any one of the genes set forth in Table 3. In some embodiments, the marker genes are at least two genes set forth in Table 3. Thus, in some embodiments any one of from 2 to 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, or all of the genes set forth in Table 3.

In some embodiments, the step of determining the level of expression of the biomarker gene comprises measure the level of RNA expressed by the marker gene. The amount of RNA expressed may be determined, e.g., using an amplification area reaction such as qPCR, or by using a probe array. For example, a nucleic acid array forming a probe set may be used to detect RNA expressed of the biomarker gene. RNA expression levels are typically determined by measuring the level of cDNA transcribed from the RNA isolated from the patient. RNA expression levels can be determined using known probesets to quantify expression level. As known in the art, such probes sets may comprises multiple probes that hybridize to the target sequence of interest. Alternatively, expression of a marker gene can be determined by measuring the level of expression of a protein encoded by the gene.

The levels of expression are compared to standard control data, e.g., the expression data set generated in Example 1 and 2. An increased level of expression of the marker gene or decreased level of expression of the biomarker gene may be determined by using statistical models for determining whether expression of the biomarker gene is indicative of therapeutic response of a patient to treatment with an IL-6R antibody such as tocilizumab. In some the invention provides an electronic device or computer software that employs the use of a statistical model to determine likelihood of therapeutic responses.

In some embodiments, the levels of expression of genes set forth in Table 5 are evaluated to identify rheumatoid arthritis patients that are likely to be responsive, or unresponsive, to treatment with an IL-6R antagonist such as tocilizumab. In typical embodiments, anywhere from 2 to 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, or 90, or all of the genes in column C, column D, column E, column F, column G, column H, column I, or column J are analyzed to determined likelihood of a therapeutic response.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As used herein, a “positive therapeutic response” or “therapeutic benefit” refers to an improvement in, and/or delay in the onset of, any symptom of rheumatoid arthritis.

As used herein “negative therapeutic response” refers to a lack of improvement of one or more symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis.

An “interleukin-6 receptor (IL-6R) inhibiting antibody” refers to an antibody to IL-6 receptor where the antibody binds to IL-6 receptor and antagonizes (i.e., inhibits) IL-6 receptor activity. An example of such an antibody is tocilizumab, a humanized IL-6R monoclonal antibody (see, e.g., Sato et al., Cancer Res 1993; 53: 851-6; and U.S. Pat. No. 7,479,543) that is used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

In the current invention, a “gene set forth in Table 1” refers to the gene that corresponds to the probesets annotated in Table 1. Similarly, a “gene set forth in” Tables 2, 3, or 5 refers to the gene that corresponds to the probesets annotated in the respective Table. For Tables 1-3, the “Representative Public ID” is listed as the accession number Table 1. The “Representative Public ID” is the accession number of a representative sequence. For consensus-based probe sets, the representative sequence is only one of several sequences (sequence sub-clusters) used to build the consensus sequence in the probe set used in the Examples and it is not directly used to derive the probe sequences. The representative sequence is chosen during array design as a sequence that is best associated with the transcribed region being interrogated by the probe set. As understood in the art, there are naturally occurring polymorphisms for many gene sequences. Genes that are naturally occurring allelic variations for the purposes of this invention are those genes encoded by the same genetic locus. The proteins encoded by allelic variations of a gene set forth in Table 1, Table 2, or Table 3 typically have at least 95% amino acid sequence identity to one another, i.e., an allelic variant of a gene indicated in Table 1, Table 2, or Table 3 typically encodes a protein product that has at least 95% identity, often at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99%, or greater, identity to the amino acid sequence encoded by the nucleotide sequence denoted by the accession number shown in the Table for that gene. For example, an allelic variant of a gene encoding Eph receptor B2 (gene: EPHB2, representative accession number AF025304) typically has at least 95% identity, often at least 96%, at least 97%, at least 98%, or at least 99%, or greater, to the Eph receptor b2 protein encoded by the sequence available under accession number AF025304.

The terms “identical” or “100% identity,” in the context of two or more nucleic acids or proteins refer to two or more sequences or subsequences that are the same sequences. Two sequences are “substantially identical” or a certain percent identity if two sequences have a specified percentage of amino acid residues or nucleotides that are the same (i.e., 70% identity, optionally 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, or 95% identity, over a specified region, or, when not specified, over the entire sequence), when compared and aligned for maximum correspondence over a comparison window, or designated region as measured using known sequence comparison algorithms, e.g., BLAST using the default parameters, or by manual alignment and visual inspection.

A “gene product” or “gene expression product” in the context of this invention refers to an RNA or protein encoded by the gene.

The term “evaluating a biomarker” in a patient that has rheumatoid arthritis refers to determining the level of expression of a gene product encoded by a gene, or allelic variant of the gene, listed in Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, or Table 5. Typically, the RNA expression level is determined.

INTRODUCTION

The invention is based, in part, on the identification of specific genes/transcripts whose gene expression level, prior to drug dosing or 8 weeks subsequent to dosing, are correlated with response to tocilizumab.

The invention therefore relates to measurement of expression level of a biomarker prior to the patient receiving the drug. In some embodiments, probes to detect such transcripts may be applied in the form of a diagnostic device to predict which rheumatoid arthritis patients will respond or not respond to an IL-6 receptor antagonist such as an IL-6 receptor antagonizing antibody, e.g., tocilizumab. Transcripts may also be measured to predict which RA patients will respond tocilizumab at a later time point. Further, the identification of proteins/metabolites and/or related transcripts and associated product that are linked by pathway or cell type or tissue expression to the transcripts identified herein in the Examples section can be used as alternative biomarkers for measurement of response to tocilizumab.

The expression levels of any gene expression product of one of the genes set forth in Table 1, Table 2, or Table 3 may be measured, however, typically expression of multiple genes is assessed. Gene expression levels may be measured using any number of methods known in the art. In typical embodiments, the method involves measuring the level of RNA. RNA expression can be quantified using any method, e.g., employing a quantitative amplification method such as qPCR. In other embodiments, the methods employ array-based assays. In still other embodiments, protein products may be detected. The gene expression patterns are determined using a whole blood or peripheral blood lymphocyte samples from the patient.

In some embodiments, gene products, typically RNA, encoded by a gene that is in the same pathway as a biomarker shown in Table 1, Table 2, or Table 3 may be quantified. In some embodiments, at least one of the biomarkers that is evaluated to identify a rheumatoid arthritis patient that is a candidate for treatment with tocilizumab is selected from the group consisting of JAM3, CD41, CD61, ephrin receptor B2. In some embodiments, at least one of the biomarkers selected for evaluation is JAM3, CD41, CD61, and a second biomarker evaluated is ephrin receptor B2. In some embodiments, a biomarker that is evaluated in a patient is a component of the inflammasome, caspase 1, caspase 5, IL-1 receptor, or CARD16. In some embodiments, at least one of the biomarkers that is evaluated is serine palmitoyltransferase long chain base subunit 2 or sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), ceramide or related sphingolipids.

In some embodiments, the methods of the invention comprise analyzing gene expression products of two or more biomarkers of Table 5 that have a value over “0” shown in one of columns C-J. Such biomarkers may be used in combination to predict likelihood of a rheumatoid arthritis patient's response to treatment in an IL-6R antagonist such as tocilizumab. Thus, for example, analysis of gene expression levels of at least two biomarkers, preferably three, four, five, or any number up to 100 of the biomarkers having a value above “0” in column C can be used in combination to predict response to treatment is tocilizumab. Similarly, at least two biomarkers, preferably three, four, five, or more, or all of the biomarkers from column D that have values above “0” can be analyzed for expression levels to identify rheumatoid arthritis patients likely to be responsive, or not responsive, to treatment with an IL-6R antagonist such as tocilizumab. In typical embodiments, those expression levels of those genes that have lower numbers, are evaluated. Thus, for example, a gene in column C that has a value of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, for example, is typically included in the analysis of gene expression. In some embodiments, the methods of the invention comprise analyzing expression level of two or more genes in column C; and analyzing expression levels of two or more genes in column D, or two or more genes in column E, etc.

In Table 5, the column “ID” refers to a probeset for the corresponding gene (Table 5B). One of skill understands that the probeset annotation in Table 5B and column L of Table 5A can be obtained through the database of the maker of the chip used for this analysis (Affymetrix).

Methods for Quantifying RNA

The quantity of RNA encoded by a gene set forth in Table 1 can be readily determined according to any method known in the art for quantifying RNA. Various methods involving amplification reactions and/or reactions in which probes are linked to a solid support and used to quantify RNA may be used. Alternatively, the RNA may be linked to a solid support and quantified using a probe to the sequence of interest.

An “RNA nucleic acid sample” analyzed in the invention is obtained from peripheral blood lymphocytes. An “RNA nucleic acid sample” comprises RNA, but need not be purely RNA, e.g., DNA may also be present in the sample. Techniques for obtaining an RNA sample from peripheral blood lymphocytes are well known in the art.

In some embodiments, the target RNA is first reverse transcribed and the resulting cDNA is quantified. In some embodiments, RT-PCR or other quantitative amplification techniques are used to quantify the target RNA. Amplification of cDNA using PCR is well known (see U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,683,195 and 4,683,202; PCR PROTOCOLS: A GUIDE TO METHODS AND APPLICATIONS (Innis et al., eds, 1990)). Methods of quantitative amplification are disclosed in, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,180,349; 6,033,854; and 5,972,602, as well as in, e.g., Gibson et al., Genome Research 6:995-1001 (1996); DeGraves, et al., Biotechniques 34(1):106-10, 112-5 (2003); Deiman B, et al., Mol Biotechnol. 20(2):163-79 (2002). Alternative method for determining the level of a mRNA of interest in a sample may involve other nucleic acid amplification methods such as ligase chain reaction (Barany (1991) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 88:189-193), self-sustained sequence replication (Guatelli et al. (1990) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 87:1874-1878), transcriptional amplification system (Kwoh et al. (1989) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86:1173-1177), Q-Beta Replicase (Lizardi et al. (1988) Bio/Technology 6:1197), rolling circle replication (U.S. Pat. No. 5,854,033) or any other nucleic acid amplification method, followed by the detection of the amplified molecules using techniques well known to those of skill in the art.

In general, quantitative amplification is based on the monitoring of the signal (e.g., fluorescence of a probe) representing copies of the template in cycles of an amplification (e.g., PCR) reaction. One method for detection of amplification products is the 5′-3′ exonuclease “hydrolysis” PCR assay (also referred to as the TaqMan™ assay) (U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,210,015 and 5,487,972; Holland et al., PNAS USA 88: 7276-7280 (1991); Lee et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 21: 3761-3766 (1993)). This assay detects the accumulation of a specific PCR product by hybridization and cleavage of a doubly labeled fluorogenic probe (the “TaqMan™” probe) during the amplification reaction. The fluorogenic probe consists of an oligonucleotide labeled with both a fluorescent reporter dye and a quencher dye. During PCR, this probe is cleaved by the 5′-exonuclease activity of DNA polymerase if, and only if, it hybridizes to the segment being amplified. Cleavage of the probe generates an increase in the fluorescence intensity of the reporter dye.

Another method of detecting amplification products that relies on the use of energy transfer is the “beacon probe” method described by Tyagi and Kramer, Nature Biotech. 14:303-309 (1996), which is also the subject of U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,119,801 and 5,312,728. This method employs oligonucleotide hybridization probes that can form hairpin structures. On one end of the hybridization probe (either the 5′ or 3′ end), there is a donor fluorophore, and on the other end, an acceptor moiety. In the case of the Tyagi and Kramer method, this acceptor moiety is a quencher, that is, the acceptor absorbs energy released by the donor, but then does not itself fluoresce. Thus, when the beacon is in the open conformation, the fluorescence of the donor fluorophore is detectable, whereas when the beacon is in hairpin (closed) conformation, the fluorescence of the donor fluorophore is quenched. When employed in PCR, the molecular beacon probe, which hybridizes to one of the strands of the PCR product, is in “open conformation,” and fluorescence is detected, while those that remain unhybridized will not fluoresce (Tyagi and Kramer, Nature Biotechnol. 14: 303-306 (1996)). As a result, the amount of fluorescence will increase as the amount of PCR product increases, and thus may be used as a measure of the progress of the PCR. Those of skill in the art will recognize that other methods of quantitative amplification are also available.

Various other techniques for performing quantitative amplification of nucleic acids are also known. For example, some methodologies employ one or more probe oligonucleotides that are structured such that a change in fluorescence is generated when the oligonucleotide(s) is hybridized to a target nucleic acid. For example, one such method involves is a dual fluorophore approach that exploits fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), e.g., LightCycler™ hybridization probes, where two oligo probes anneal to the amplicon. The oligonucleotides are designed to hybridize in a head-to-tail orientation with the fluorophores separated at a distance that is compatible with efficient energy transfer. Other examples of labeled oligonucleotides that are structured to emit a signal when bound to a nucleic acid or incorporated into an extension product include: Scorpions™ probes (e.g., Whitcombe et al., Nature Biotechnology 17:804-807, 1999, and U.S. Pat. No. 6,326,145), Sunrise™ (or Amplifluor™) probes (e.g., Nazarenko et al., Nuc. Acids Res. 25:2516-2521, 1997, and U.S. Pat. No. 6,117,635), and probes that form a secondary structure that results in reduced signal without a quencher and that emits increased signal when hybridized to a target (e.g., Lux Probes™).

In other embodiments, intercalating agents that produce a signal when intercalated in double stranded DNA may be used. Exemplary agents include SYBR GREEN™ and SYBR GOLD™. Since these agents are not template-specific, it is assumed that the signal is generated based on template-specific amplification. This can be confirmed by monitoring signal as a function of temperature because melting point of template sequences will generally be much higher than, for example, primer-dimers, etc.

In other embodiments, the mRNA is immobilized on a solid surface and contacted with a probe, e.g., in a dot blot or Northern format. In an alternative embodiment, the probe(s) are immobilized on a solid surface and the mRNA is contacted with the probe(s), for example, in a gene chip array. A skilled artisan can readily adapt known mRNA detection methods for use in detecting the level of mRNA encoding the biomarkers or other proteins of interest.

In some embodiments, microarrays, e.g., are employed. DNA microarrays provide one method for the simultaneous measurement of the expression levels of large numbers of genes. Each array consists of a reproducible pattern of capture probes attached to a solid support. Labeled RNA or DNA is hybridized to complementary probes on the array and then detected by laser scanning. Hybridization intensities for each probe on the array are determined and converted to a quantitative value representing relative gene expression levels. See, U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,040,138, 5,800,992 and 6,020,135, 6,033,860, and 6,344,316. High-density oligonucleotide arrays are particularly useful for determining the gene expression profile for a large number of RNA's in a sample.

Techniques for the synthesis of these arrays using mechanical synthesis methods are described in, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,384,261. Although a planar array surface is often employed the array may be fabricated on a surface of virtually any shape or even a multiplicity of surfaces. Arrays may be peptides or nucleic acids on beads, gels, polymeric surfaces, fibers such as fiber optics, glass or any other appropriate substrate, see U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,770,358, 5,789,162, 5,708,153, 6,040,193 and 5,800,992. Arrays may be packaged in such a manner as to allow for diagnostics or other manipulation of an all-inclusive device.

Primer and probes for use in amplifying and detecting the target sequence of interest can be selected using well-known techniques.

In the context of this invention, “determining the levels of expression” of an RNA interest encompasses any method known in the art for quantifying an RNA of interest.

Detection of Protein Levels

In some embodiments, e.g., where the expression level of a protein encoded by a biomarker gene set forth in Table 1 is measured. Often, such measurements may be performed using immunoassays. Although the protein expression level may be determined using a cellular sample, such as a peripheral blood lymphocyte sample, the protein expression is typically determined using a serum sample.

A general overview of the applicable technology can be found in Harlow & Lane, Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual (1988) and Harlow & Lane, Using Antibodies (1999). Methods of producing polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies that react specifically with an allelic variant are known to those of skill in the art (see, e.g., Coligan, Current Protocols in Immunology (1991); Harlow & Lane, supra; Goding, Monoclonal Antibodies: Principles and Practice (2d ed. 1986); and Kohler & Milstein, Nature 256:495-497 (1975)). Such techniques include antibody preparation by selection of antibodies from libraries of recombinant antibodies in phage or similar vectors, as well as preparation of polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies by immunizing rabbits or mice (see, e.g., Huse et al., Science 246:1275-1281 (1989); Ward et al., Nature 341:544-546 (1989)).

Polymorphic alleles can be detected by a variety of immunoassay methods. For a review of immunological and immunoassay procedures, see Basic and Clinical Immunology (Stites & Terr eds., 7th ed. 1991). Moreover, the immunoassays can be performed in any of several configurations, which are reviewed extensively in Enzyme Immunoassay (Maggio, ed., 1980); and Harlow & Lane, supra. For a review of the general immunoassays, see also Methods in Cell Biology: Antibodies in Cell Biology, volume 37 (Asai, ed. 1993); Basic and Clinical Immunology (Stites & Terr, eds., 7th ed. 1991).

Commonly used assays include noncompetitive assays, e.g., sandwich assays, and competitive assays. Typically, an assay such as an ELISA assay can be used. The amount of the polypeptide variant can be determined by performing quantitative analyses.

Other detection techniques, e.g., MALDI, may be used to directly detect the presence of proteins correlated with treatment outcomes.

Devices and Kits

In a further aspect, the invention provides diagnostic devices and kits for identifying gene expression products associated with improved responsiveness of a rheumatoid arthritis patient to a therapeutic agents that antagonizes IL-6 receptor signaling, such as an IL-6R antibody, e.g., tocilizumab.

In some embodiments, a diagnostic device comprises probes to detect at least 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 50, 60, 70, or 80, or all of, the gene expression products set forth in Table 1. In some embodiments, the present invention provides oligonucleotide probes attached to a solid support, such as an array slide or chip, e.g., as described in DNA Microarrays: A Molecular Cloning Manual, 2003, Eds. Bowtell and Sambrook, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. Construction of such devices are well known in the art, for example as described in US Patents and Patent Publications U.S. Pat. No. 5,837,832; PCT application WO95/11995; U.S. Pat. No. 5,807,522; U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,157,229, 7,083,975, 6,444,175, 6,375,903, 6,315,958, 6,295,153, and 5,143,854, 2007/0037274, 2007/0140906, 2004/0126757, 2004/0110212, 2004/0110211, 2003/0143550, 2003/0003032, and 2002/0041420. Nucleic acid arrays are also reviewed in the following references: Biotechnol Annu Rev 8:85-101 (2002); Sosnowski et al, Psychiatr Genet 12(4):181-92 (December 2002); Heller, Annu Rev Biomed Eng 4: 129-53 (2002); Kolchinsky et al, Hum. Mutat 19(4):343-60 (April 2002); and McGail et al, Adv Biochem Eng Biotechnol 77:21-42 (2002).

An array can be composed of a large number of unique, single-stranded polynucleotides, usually either synthetic antisense polynucleotides or fragments of cDNAs, fixed to a solid support. Typical polynucleotides are preferably about 6-60 nucleotides in length, more preferably about 15-30 nucleotides in length, and most preferably about 18-25 nucleotides in length. For certain types of arrays or other detection kits/systems, it may be preferable to use oligonucleotides that are only about 7-20 nucleotides in length. In other types of arrays, such as arrays used in conjunction with chemiluminescent detection technology, preferred probe lengths can be, for example, about 15-80 nucleotides in length, preferably about 50-70 nucleotides in length, more preferably about 55-65 nucleotides in length, and most preferably about 60 nucleotides in length.

A person skilled in the art will recognize that, based on the known sequence information, detection reagents can be developed and used to assay any gene expression product set forth in Table 1, Table 2, or Table 3 and that such detection reagents can be incorporated into a kit. The term “kit” as used herein in the context of biomarker detection reagents, are intended to refer to such things as combinations of multiple biomarker detection reagents, or one or more biomarker detection reagents in combination with one or more other types of elements or components (e.g., other types of biochemical reagents, containers, packages such as packaging intended for commercial sale, substrates to which biomarker detection reagents are attached, electronic hardware components, etc.). Accordingly, the present invention further provides biomarker detection kits and systems, including but not limited to, packaged probe and primer sets (e.g., TaqMan probe/primer sets), arrays/microarrays of nucleic acid molecules where the arrays/microarrays comprise probes to detect the level of biomarker transcript, and beads that contain one or more probes, primers, or other detection reagents for detecting one or more biomarkers of the present invention. The kits can optionally include various electronic hardware components; for example, arrays (“DNA chips”) and microfluidic systems (“lab-on-a-chip” systems) provided by various manufacturers typically comprise hardware components. Other kits (e.g., probe/primer sets) may not include electronic hardware components, but may be comprised of, for example, one or more biomarker detection reagents (along with, optionally, other biochemical reagents) packaged in one or more containers.

In some embodiments, a biomarker detection kit typically contains one or more detection reagents and other components (e.g. a buffer, enzymes such as DNA polymerases) necessary to carry out an assay or reaction, such as amplification for detecting the level of biomarker transcript. A kit may further contain means for determining the amount of a target nucleic acid, and means for comparing the amount with a standard, and can comprise instructions for using the kit to detect the biomarker nucleic acid molecule of interest. In one embodiment of the present invention, kits are provided which contain the necessary reagents to carry out one or more assays to detect one or more biomarkers disclosed herein. In one embodiment of the present invention, biomarker detection kits/systems are in the form of nucleic acid arrays, or compartmentalized kits, including microfluidic/lab-on-a-chip systems.

Biomarker detection kits/systems may contain, for example, one or more probes, or pairs or sets of probes, that hybridize to a nucleic acid molecule encoded by a gene set forth in Table 1, Table 2, or Table 3. In some embodiments, the presence of more than one biomarker can be simultaneously evaluated in an assay. For example, in some embodiments probes or probe sets to different biomarkers are immobilized as arrays or on beads. For example, the same substrate can comprise biomarkers probes for detecting at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, or or more of the biomarkers set forth in Table 1, Table 2, or Table 3.

Using such arrays or other kits/systems, the present invention provides methods of identifying the biomarkers described herein in a test sample. Such methods typically involve incubating a test sample of nucleic acids obtained from peripheral blood lymphocytes from a patient with an array comprising one or more probes that selectively hybridizes to a nucleic acid encoded by a gene set forth in Table 1, Table 2, or Table 3. Conditions for incubating a biomarker detection reagent (or a kit/system that employs one or more such biomarker detection reagents) with a test sample vary. Incubation conditions depend on such factors as the format employed in the assay, the detection methods employed, and the type and nature of the detection reagents used in the assay. One skilled in the art will recognize that any one of the commonly available hybridization, amplification and array assay formats can readily be adapted to detect a biomarker set forth in Table 1, Table 2, or Table 3.

A biomarker detection kit of the present invention may include components that are used to prepare nucleic acids from a test sample for the subsequent amplification and/or detection of a biomarker nucleic acid molecule.

Correlating Gene Expression Levels with Therapeutic Response

The present invention provides methods of determining the levels of a gene expression product to evaluate the likelihood that a rheumatoid arthritis patient will respond to treatment with an IL-6R antibody, such as tocilizumab. Either female or male rheumatoid arthritis patients can be analyzed for gene expression levels.

The presence of certain markers, e.g., base line expression markers in Table 1 that are associated with an improvement in therapeutic outcomes, are indicative of patients who are expected to exhibit a positive therapeutic response to treatment with an IL-6R antibody, such as tocilizumab. Typically, the likelihood of the positive therapeutic response is increased with increasing amounts of the gene expression marker.

Similarly, a patient may have a gene expression marker, e.g., baseline expression of a biomarker set forth in Table 1, that is associated with a negative therapeutic outcome.

Accordingly, such a patient is not likely to response to IL-6R antibody, e.g., tocilizumab. Typically, the likelihood of the negative therapeutic response is increased with increased amount of the biomarker.

In Tables 1, 2, and 3, the “co-efficient” column represents the effect of the gene expression value on the response measured by change in DAS28 score, adjusted for baseline DAS (data in Table 3 are also adjusted for baseline platelet number). The sign of the coefficient represent the direction of the effect. For example, a coefficient of −1.6 means that higher expression is associated with better response. Every 2-fold increase in gene expression value corresponds to a further reduction on DAS score by 1.6 unit. Likewise, a positive coefficient indicates that higher expression value is associated with poorer response (higher DAS28 score). Table 1 show biomarkers in which the baseline expression (i.e., level prior to undergoing treatment with an IL-6R antibody such as tocilizumab) of a biomarker is predictive for a therapeutic response. Thus, for example, the level of a gene expression product encoded by a gene set forth in Table 1 can be determined in a peripheral blood sample obtained from a rheumatoid arthritis patient. A biomarker positive/negative groups is defined using a threshold in gene expression level. The exact thresholds for each marker can be determined using algorithms well known in the art and will depend on the particular platform and assay used and the desired performance parameters, e.g., sensitivity, specificity, of the assay.

For example, a patient is determined to be likely to exhibit a therapeutic response, or not to exhibit a therapeutic response to the IL-6 antagonizing agent, e.g., tocilizumab, if the level of expression of a biomarker in Table 1 is either above (predicted to exhibit a positive therapeutic response) or below (predicted to the not exhibit a positive therapeutic response) a threshold.

Measurement of the level of expression of a gene set forth in Table 2 also provides the ability to measure the likelihood of a patient to respond to treatment with an IL6-R antagonist, e.g., an IL-6R antibody such as tocilizumab, at later time points. For example, measurement of the expression of a gene set forth in Table 2 is made at base line and, e.g., at 8 weeks following treatment. The change in gene expression between the two measurements is used to calculate likelihood of response at a later time point, such as 16 or 24 weeks. Here again, a threshold of change in response may be applied.

Alternatively, a measurement can be made after initiation of treatment, e.g., at week 8, and an observed normalization' of a level of gene expression against a predetermined value may be used to make the response predication.

Gene expression can also be evaluated for genes listed in Table 5. Each of columns A-J of Table 5 represent genes that were analyzed for the clinical response noted in the column head.

The top 100 genes for ACR are listed in the table with the rank>0. If the value is 0, the gene is not selected for ACR. For each column at least two, typically most, or all of the genes indicated with a value>0 can be analyzed. The gene expression values are used as a linear combination of expression signals from multiple genes in order to predict the classification of clinical response as outlined in the Examples section of ‘class index's’ in the description relating to Table 5. The cutoffs for these linear combinations of gene expression levels are determined by classification algorithms known in the art, such as support vector machines (SVM) (see, e.g., Vapnik, The Nature of Statistical Learning, Springer, N.Y., 1995; Cristianini & Shawe-Taylor, An Introduction to Support Vector Machines, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 2000.)

The methods of the invention typically involve recording the level of a gene expression product associated with a beneficial therapeutic outcome, or a negative therapeutic outcome, in a rheumatoid arthritis patient treated with an IL-6R antibody such as tocilizumab. This information may be stored in a computer readable form. Such a computer system typically comprises major subsystems such as a central processor, a system memory (typically RAM), an input/output (I/O) controller, an external device such as a display screen via a display adapter, serial ports, a keyboard, a fixed disk drive via a storage interface and a floppy disk drive operative to receive a floppy disc, and a CD-ROM (or DVD-ROM) device operative to receive a CD-ROM. Many other devices can be connected, such as a network interface connected via a serial port.

The computer system also be linked to a network, comprising a plurality of computing devices linked via a data link, such as an Ethernet cable (coax or 10BaseT), telephone line, ISDN line, wireless network, optical fiber, or other suitable signal transmission medium, whereby at least one network device (e.g., computer, disk array, etc.) comprises a pattern of magnetic domains (e.g., magnetic disk) and/or charge domains (e.g., an array of DRAM cells) composing a bit pattern encoding data acquired from an assay of the invention.

The computer system can comprise code for interpreting the results of an expression analysis evaluating the baseline level of one or more gene expression products encoded by a gene noted in Table 1. Thus in an exemplary embodiment, the expression analysis results are provided to a computer where a central processor executes a computer program for determining the propensity for a therapeutic response to treatment with an IL-6 receptor antibody.

The invention also provides the use of a computer system, such as that described above, which comprises: (1) a computer; (2) a stored bit pattern encoding the expression results obtained by the methods of the invention, which may be stored in the computer; (3) and, optionally, (4) a program for determining the likelihood for a positive therapeutic response.

The invention further provides methods of generating a report based on the detection of gene expression products in a patient that has rheumatoid arthritis. Such a report is based on the detection of gene expression products encoded by the genes set forth in Table 1 that are associated with either a positive or negative therapeutic outcome.

A patient that has an increased likelihood of having a positive therapeutic response to treatment with IL-6R antibody has at least one gene expression product in Table 1 that is associated with a positive therapeutic response. Typically such a patient has an expression pattern where at least two products encoded by a gene set forth in Table 1 are determined. In some embodiments, the patient may be evaluated for expression levels of products encoded by 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 or more of the genes set forth in Table 1.

EXAMPLES Example 1 Analysis of Gene Expression Profiles of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Tocilizumab

Analysis of Gene Expression Data for Association with Response to Change in DAS28 Score.

RNA samples collected from patients with active RA dosed with 8 mg/Kg tocilizumab as a monotherapy in the AMBITION study (Jones, et al., Ann Rheum Dis 2 69:88-96, 2010) were collected at baseline and at week 8 post dose. Two hundred and nine samples (113 baseline samples and 96 “week 8” samples) underwent gene expression profiling through use of an Affymetrix GeneChip® Human Genome U133 Plus 2.0 Array.

After a number of quality control steps on the gene expression data, 2 samples were highlighted as having lower quality, and 207 samples were subjected to further analysis.

The Affymetrix RMA algorithm was used in generating the normalized gene expression data for further analysis. Only probesets with high expression levels (max>4) and those with larger dynamic range (max-min>2) were included. The max and min were taken over all samples. Linear regression was performed for the following analyses. In all analyses, change in Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS28) at week 16 (cDAS28) was used as response endpoint. Week 16 was chosen because it was the earliest time point for escape therapy in the most tocilizumab clinical trials). Baseline DAS was used as a covariate in all analysis since it has significant effect on cDAS.

1. Baseline gene expression versus cDAS28. 111 subjects were included in the analysis. 2. Linear Regression with LASSO Variable Selection using baseline expression data. This is a multivariate analysis method that include all probesets in the model, with L1 penalty on the coefficients of the probesets added to the objective function. (Tibshirani, R. (1996). J. Royal. Statist. Soc B., Vol. 58(1): 267-288)). A subset of the probesets was selected by the model. The number of probesets selected by the model depends on the level of penalty. The optimal level of penalty, which subsequently determined optimal number of probesets selected to achieve the best prediction, was determined using 10-fold cross validation. 3. Change in gene expression at week 8 versus cDAS28. Ninety four subjects were included in the analysis. 4. Linear Regression with LASSO Variable Selection using change in gene expression 5. Baseline gene expression versus cDAS28, adjusting for baseline platelets

Analysis (1) identified a number of probesets that represented activated platelet expressed genes e.g. ITGA2B (CD41), ITGB3 (CD61), JAM3 were present at the top of the list of data ordered by p-value (see, Table 1). There is a correlation of expression of these genes with cDAS28.

This observation prompted a regression analysis of baseline platelet count against change in DAS28. The analysis demonstrated a modest but statistically significant link to baseline platelet count. A far stronger effect size is noted through the correlation of ITGA2B, ITGB3, JAM3 to cDAS28, suggesting that markers of platelet activation are a better predictors of response than platelet count alone.

From analysis (1), it was determined that baseline expression levels of EPHB2 (Ephrin receptor B2) has a correlation to cDAS28. EPHB2 transduces signals that regulate cell attachment and migration and is expressed at higher levels in synovial fibroblasts and exudate lymphocytes in RA, than in those from OA. It's ligand, EphrinB1, is expressed at levels higher in RA peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) than healthy controls.

Recombinant EphrinB1 stimulates normal PBL's to exhibit enhanced migration and TNF production, and RA synovial cells to produce IL-6. These results indicate that it is also a useful biomarker for predicting response to tocilizumab.

We reasoned that the high correlation of platelet expressed genes with cDAS observed in analysis (1) could be ‘masking’ the identification of other important response signals. Baseline correction of platelet number in the regression model was therefore performed. From this analysis, ordered by p-value 3 out of 4 components of the NALP1 inflammasome were identified. Inflammasomes are multi-protein cytoplasmic complexes that mediate activation of pro-inflammatory caspases. The NALP1 inflammasome activates caspase 1 and caspase 5. Caspase 1 cleaves pro-IL-1β to IL-1β, and also activates IL-18 and potentially IL-33. We also identified the association of baseline expression of CARD16, a negative regulator of Caspase 1, and the baseline expression of IL-1 receptor, with cDAS. Serum levels of IL1B/IL-18/IL-33 and gene expression signature of transcripts identified above also may be used as biomarkers to predict response to tocilizumab.

From analysis (3), a number of transcripts have been identified that may be used to predict response through change in gene expression 8 weeks from tocilizumab administration. (Table 2). These include caspase 1, a link to the IL-1β/IL-18/IL-33 pathway (and see (4) above), serine palmitoyltransferase, long chain base subunit 2, a link to de novo sphingolipid synthesis of molecules such ceramide and sphingosine-1-phosphate (SIP), and platelet expressed genes such as CD41, CD61, and JAM3.

Lasso variable selection multivariate methodology (analyses 2 and 4) allows identification of transcripts that each contribute a different ‘component’ to the prediction of response. An optimal number of probesets (n=12 and n=13 respectively) were determined by 10 fold cross validation. This analysis identified a number of genes that may be used as predictive biomarkers.

The list of probesets/genes identified by these analyses are shown in Table 1. Table 1 cDASvs.bExp contains probesets/genes whose baseline expression is predictive of tocilizumab treatment response. This list consists of 95 probesets, 12 of which were unmapped, the remaining probesets mapped to 72 unique gene symbols. Among the probesets, 88 were identified by univariate linear regression (analysis 1) and 12 were identified using the multivariate LASSO analysis (analysis 2), with 5 probesets identified by both analyses.

Table 2 cDASvs.cEXP contains probeset/gene expression change from baseline to week 8 that is predictive of tocilizumab treatment response. This list consists of 104 probesets, 6 of which were unmapped, the remaining mapped to 92 unique genes symbols. Among the probesets, 97 were identified by univariate linear regression analysis (analysis 3) and 13 were identified using the multivariate LASSO analysis (analysis 4), with 6 probesets identified by both analyses.

Table 3 (cDASvs.bEXP.AdjustforPlatelet) contains probeset/genes whose baseline expression, combined with baseline platelet count, is predictive of tocilizumab treatment response. This list consists of 81 probesets, 10 of which were unmapped, the remaining mapped to 61 unique genes symbols. All of the probesets were identified by univariate linear regression analysis (analysis 5).

All of the biomarkers may be used univariately or in combination in a multivariate model.

Example 2 Identification of Groups of Probesets with Predicative Value for Extreme Response to Tocilizumab

An analysis to identify groups of probesets with predictive value of extreme response to tocilizumab, namely ACR response and EULAR response, was also undertaken.

Two hundred nine CEL files (Affymetrix expression data files) were generated for patients treated with tocilizumab. Two CEL files were excluded from the dataset for technical reasons. One hundred eleven of the remaining 207 CEL files are for the samples at the baseline. This example is focused on the dataset N111.

We considered the four classes of American College of Rheumatology (ACR) response are shown in Table 4.

TABLE 4 ClassIndex ACR20 ACR50 ACR70 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 We also considered 3 classes of European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) response at week 16 (1 for no response, 2 for moderate and 3 for good response). Change in DAS28 at beginning and DAS28 at week 16 (“dDAS28” or “cDAS28”), as well as DAS28 at week 16 was also evaluated. There is one missing data point in DAS28, we therefore have a dataset N110 for DAS28 at week 16 and cDAS28.

For DAS28 at week 16, we define C1 as the class with DAS28 value x>=4 (non response), C2 as the class with x in the range of 2.6 to 4, and C3 as the class with x<2.6 (good response). For ΔDAS28, we define C1 as the class with ΔDAS28 value y<=2.5 (poor response), C2 as the class with y in the range of 2.5 to 3.6, and C3 as the class with y>3.6 (good response).

In all the above class assignments, C1 represents the group with poor response and C4 (ACR) or C3 (other indicators) for good response. C2 (or C2 and C3 for ACR) is the class of moderate response.

Approaches for Probeset Selection

For each indicator (ACR, EULAR, ΔDAS28, and DAS28 at week 16), we used Dn3 expression signals (see Liu, et al., J. Theortical Biol 243:273-278, 2006; and pending U.S. application Ser. No. 12/578,417) and two different ways of grouping. One grouping is the poor response class versus others (good and moderate response classes). The other grouping is to use only the extreme classes (poor response class versus the good response classes). The sample sizes for the first grouping method are given before, N111 or N110. The sample sizes for the grouping of extreme classes are N62 (ACR), N45 (EULAR), N70 (DAS28 at week 16) and N80 (ΔDAS28).

Dn3 signals (with improvements on MASS using differences of perfect match and mismatch intensities) are typically robust for classification results. For completeness, we also included the probe sets selected with Pn3 signals (using only perfect match intensities and similar to RMA in certain sense).

For each grouping method, we calculated the absolute values of t-statistics and selected the top 100 probe sets with highest absolute values of t-statistics. Their union for 4 different indicators, 2 different signals and 2 different grouping methods (total 8 groups) contains 628 probesets and are listed in Table 5. (For “union of the four different indicators, the 4 different indicators (or 4 different types of responses) are ACR, EULAR, DAS and cDAS. The union is the combination of all probe sets without counting the replicated ones. For example, if set 1 is {1, 3, 5, 7, 9}, set 2 is {1, 2, 3, 4}, Set 3 is {3, 5}, set 4 is {9, 10, 11}, then the union of these 4 sets is {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11}).

Table 5 Description

In Table 5, the first column “N1:54630” lists the 1-based indices in the list of 54630 probe sets targeting human genes on the HG-U133 Plus 2.0 microarray. The second column “ID” lists the Affymetrix probe set IDs.

The next 8 columns provide the ranks of 8 groups of probesets and the information whether a probe set is selected in a particular group. The column names are indicator name, sample size, and signals (Dn3). The value 0 means the probe set is not selected in a particular group. The values 1 through 100 give the ranks of the selected probe sets, where 1 is the top (most significant) one.

The column “AverageScore” provides a score for the summary of the previous 8 columns. The value 0 has no contribution to the score (i.e., the score is 0). For all other values (1 through 100), we calculated (101−value) (so the difference is in the range 1 through 100, but in the reverse order, the largest difference, 100, corresponds to the most significant rank 1). We calculated the average score for the 8 columns and list all average scores in the column. In general, the higher the score, the more significant a probeset for all groups.

The columns “Gene Symbol” and “Gene Title” provide annotations from Affymetrix web site for the selected probe sets.

For Table 5, each group of genes identified in columns C-J of table 5 may be used to form one or more linear combinations of expression signals from multiple genes in order to predict the clinical response as outlined in the description of ‘class index's’ in lines 0080-0084. The cutoffs for these linear combinations of gene expression levels will be determined by classification algorithms such as support vector machines (SVM, The Nature of Statistical Learning, Springer, N.Y., 1995; Cristianini and Shawe-Taylor, An Introduction to Support Vector Machines, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 2000). For Table 5, each indications shows a number; expression of at least two genes that have a number greater than 0 can be used (within the same column).

Examples 3 and 4 below provide example of how two and three gene transcripts are used to predict patient response to treatment with an IL-6R antagonist, such as an IL-6R antibody, e.g., tocilizumab. As understood in the art, a multivariate model can be employed that involves additional genes identified herein, e.g., probe sets corresponding to those set forth in Table 1, Table 2, or Table 3.

Example 3 Combination on Three Probesets for Predicting the Response Level

Gene transcripts in patient baseline blood samples are measured using Affymetrix human genome U133 plus v2 array. The raw data file are normalized against the data from a set of reference samples from which the algorithm was derived. Expression at the gene transcript level (RMA type of data) will be extracted, in this example, for at the three probesets 12345_at, 12346_at and 12347_at (denoted as e1, e2 and e3) and used in a linear model to give predictions of the week 24 change from baseline DAS28 score (cDAS) if the patient undergoes tocilizumab (TCZ) treatment at 8 mg/kg in combination with methotrexate (MTX).

For TCZ treatment: cDAS=a0*DAS_baseline+a1*e1+a2*e2+a3*e3

The predicted mean change in DAS for the patients will be from 1 to −7, depending on the baseline DAS and gene expression values of e1, e2 and e3. If the patient were to undergo treatment with MTX alone, the predicted mean change in DAS given by:

For MTX treatment: cDAS=b0*DAS_baseline

The predicted mean change is DAS will be from 0 to −3, depending on the patient baseline DAS alone

The treatment choice for each patient is then made based on the difference of these predictions. For example, if patient A has a predicted change in DAS of −4.5 on tocilizumab, and −2 on MTX, the doctor may recommend TCZ treatment. Patient B has the predicted change in DAS of −3 on TCZ and −2.5 on MTX, the doctor may recommend treatment with MTX, as the small additional therapeutic benefit may be not worth the additional cost and any potential risk.

Example 4 Combination of Two Transcripts to Predict Patient Response to Treatment

Expression levels of two genes in patient baseline blood samples are measured using quantitative PCR (qPCR). The relative expression levels are represented by ACT. Biomarker groups are defined as following:

Positive: a1*ΔCT1+a2*ΔCT2>=2.1

Negative: a1*ΔCT1+a2*ΔCT2<2.1

Biomarker positive patients are likely to have better response rate compared with biomarker negative patients under tocilizumab treatment, (ACR50 response rate of 55% vs. 38%), while both group have similar response rate when treated with methotrexate, with ACR50 response rate of 35%.

It is understood that the examples and embodiments described herein are for illustrative purposes only and that various modifications or changes in light thereof will be suggested to persons skilled in the art and are to be included within the spirit and purview of this application and scope of the appended claims. All publications, patents, and patent applications cited herein are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety for all purposes.

TABLE 1 gene. co- raw. exp. exp. exp. probeset Accession Symbol gene. title efficient p. value median min max Diff LASSO 240934_at AI801975 PIP5K1B Phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate −1.63 1.4E−04 3.51 2.16 4.93 2.77 5-kinase type-1 beta 231721_at AF356518 JAM3 junctional adhesion molecule 3 −0.67 2.5E−04 4.10 2.43 6.17 3.75 Y 1558938_at BC043574 — — 1.04 2.6E−04 4.45 3.09 5.77 2.68 206494_s_at NM_000419 ITGA2B integrin, alpha 2b (platelet glycoprotein −1.00 2.8E−04 3.97 2.64 5.76 3.12 IIb of IIb/IIIa complex, antigen CD41) 216956_s_at AF098114 ITGA2B integrin, alpha 2b (platelet glycoprotein −0.68 4.1E−04 4.45 2.94 6.40 3.46 IIb of IIb/IIIa complex, antigen CD41) 212811_x_at AI889380 SLC1A4 solute carrier family 1 (glutamate/ 1.07 5.6E−04 3.91 2.59 4.86 2.27 neutral amino acid transporter), member 4 209589_s_at AF025304 EPHB2 EPH receptor B2 −0.90 7.1E−04 3.37 2.11 5.25 3.15 234618_at AL049434 PHTF1 Putative homeodomain transcription 0.93 9.2E−04 2.54 1.79 4.40 2.61 factor 1 239274_at AV729557 PICALM Phosphatidylinositol-binding clathrin 1.13 9.7E−04 6.10 5.00 7.13 2.13 assembly protein 217876_at NM_012087 GTF3C5 general transcription factor IIIC, −1.22 1.2E−03 4.24 3.18 5.23 2.05 polypeptide 5, 63 kDa 240980_at R61819 — — 1.25 1.3E−03 2.22 1.58 4.29 2.71 214364_at W84525 MTERFD2 MTERF domain containing 2 −1.21 1.3E−03 3.30 2.00 4.62 2.61 209006_s_at AF247168 C1orf63 chromosome 1 open reading frame 63 1.08 1.5E−03 5.89 4.66 7.63 2.97 234948_at AK026640 SLC27A5 solute carrier family 27 (fatty acid −1.19 1.6E−03 3.73 2.92 4.97 2.05 transporter), member 5 204626_s_at J02703 ITGB3 integrin, beta 3 (platelet glycoprotein −0.51 1.7E−03 7.30 4.89 9.40 4.51 Y IIIa, antigen CD61) 219476_at NM_024115 C1orf116 chromosome 1 open reading frame 116 −1.04 1.9E−03 2.39 1.70 4.31 2.61 206493_at NM_000419 ITGA2B integrin, alpha 2b (platelet −0.56 2.0E−03 7.45 5.05 9.56 4.51 glycoprotein IIb of IIb/IIIa complex, antigen CD41) 239714_at AA780063 — — −1.11 2.1E−03 3.41 2.55 4.80 2.25 217179_x_at X79782 — — 0.90 2.2E−03 4.56 3.83 6.66 2.83 225685_at AI801777 — — 0.99 2.6E−03 6.32 5.29 7.46 2.17 1552309_a_at NM_144573 NEXN nexilin (F actin binding protein) 0.69 2.6E−03 3.63 1.94 5.33 3.39 232472_at AK022461 FNDC3B Fibronectin type III domain-containing 0.69 2.7E−03 3.86 2.60 5.60 3.00 protein 3B 229643_at AI857933 ITGA6 Integrin alpha 6B [human, mRNA −0.98 2.7E−03 3.75 2.86 5.20 2.34 Partial, 528 nt] 238080_at BF195052 B4GALNT4 beta-1,4-N-acetyl-galactosaminyl −1.06 2.7E−03 3.13 2.28 4.47 2.19 transferase 4 243187_at AA888821 PVRL2 Poliovirus receptor-related protein 0.88 2.9E−03 2.25 1.48 4.09 2.61 2 Precursor 208792_s_at M25915 CLU clusterin −0.55 3.0E−03 6.46 4.57 8.51 3.94 208593_x_at NM_004382 CRHR1 corticotropin releasing hormone −1.18 3.5E−03 3.24 2.25 4.28 2.04 receptor 1 217472_at J02963 — — −0.84 3.7E−03 3.98 2.98 5.66 2.68 243106_at AA916861 CLEC12A C-type lectin protein CLL-1 0.28 3.9E−03 3.93 1.90 7.11 5.22 Y 225680_at BE896303 LRWD1 leucine-rich repeats and WD repeat −1.10 3.9E−03 5.25 4.35 7.01 2.66 domain containing 1 212613_at AI991252 BTN3A2 butyrophilin, subfamily 3, member A2 0.55 4.0E−03 6.00 2.43 6.98 4.56 230888_at AW300278 WDR91 CDNA FLJ23886 fis, clone LNG13909 0.76 4.0E−03 2.73 1.49 4.31 2.82 212592_at AV733266 IGJ immunoglobulin J polypeptide, linker 0.32 4.0E−03 3.38 1.38 8.41 7.03 Y protein for immunoglobulin alpha and mu polypeptides 216145_at AL137713 — — −1.19 4.3E−03 2.81 2.20 4.25 2.05 235971_at AI147211 — — 0.71 4.4E−03 3.59 2.63 5.66 3.04 1562743_at BC042873 ZNF33B Zinc finger protein 33B (ZNF33B), −1.03 4.4E−03 3.62 2.32 4.74 2.42 mRNA 208791_at M25915 CLU clusterin −0.53 4.6E−03 5.47 3.72 7.37 3.65 222411_s_at AW087870 SSR3 signal sequence receptor, gamma 0.87 4.8E−03 5.55 4.42 6.82 2.40 (translocon-associated protein gamma) 212813_at AA149644 JAM3 junctional adhesion molecule 3 −0.75 4.9E−03 5.14 4.07 6.61 2.54 225831_at AW016830 LUZP1 leucine zipper protein 1 −1.74 5.0E−03 4.16 3.58 6.99 3.41 232079_s_at BE867789 PVRL2 poliovirus receptor-related 2 0.45 5.0E−03 3.15 2.33 6.76 4.42 (herpesvirus entry mediator B) 202112_at NM_000552 VWF von Willebrand factor −0.72 5.1E−03 3.34 2.31 5.50 3.20 231057_at AU144266 MTMR2 Myotubularin-related protein 2 1.11 5.3E−03 2.91 2.07 4.22 2.15 220476_s_at NM_019099 C1orf183 chromosome 1 open reading frame 183 −0.90 5.5E−03 5.53 4.21 6.32 2.11 232726_at AK024956 MAML3 Mastermind-like protein 3 0.75 5.5E−03 3.71 2.61 4.94 2.33 1552398_a_at NM_138337 CLEC12A C-type lectin domain family 12, 0.31 5.7E−03 5.84 4.09 8.70 4.61 member A 238183_at AI632259 PRKAR1B cAMP-dependent protein kinase −0.60 6.0E−03 5.73 3.24 7.26 4.02 type I-beta regulatory subunit 231174_s_at H92979 — — 0.83 6.2E−03 2.00 1.11 4.39 3.28 203545_at NM_024079 ALG8 asparagine-linked glycosylation 8, 0.72 6.6E−03 3.73 2.08 5.29 3.21 alpha-1,3-glucosyltransferase homolog (S. cerevisiae) 227551_at BE856596 FAM108B1 family with sequence similarity 108, 0.77 6.8E−03 3.98 2.17 5.30 3.13 member B1 229530_at BF002625 GUCY1A3 guanylate cyclase 1, soluble, alpha 3 −0.62 6.9E−03 3.07 1.99 4.73 2.74 233852_at AK025631 POLH polymerase (DNA directed), eta 0.85 6.9E−03 4.78 3.86 6.77 2.91 231720_s_at AF356518 JAM3 junctional adhesion molecule 3 −0.78 7.0E−03 4.48 3.49 5.99 2.50 218435_at NM_013238 DNAJC15 DnaJ (Hsp40) homolog, subfamily C, 0.64 7.0E−03 5.15 3.55 6.54 2.99 member 15 202874_s_at NM_001695 ATP6V1C1 ATPase, H+ transporting, lysosomal 0.73 7.2E−03 5.48 4.00 6.98 2.98 42 kDa, V1 subunit C1 244308_at BF514096 SYT15 Chr10 synaptotagmin (CHR10SYT 0.73 7.3E−03 2.48 1.57 5.12 3.55 gene) 238589_s_at AW601184 ATXN2 Ataxin-2 0.67 7.3E−03 4.82 3.32 6.35 3.03 203064_s_at NM_004514 FOXK2 forkhead box K2 0.79 7.5E−03 4.33 3.01 7.04 4.03 231886_at AL137655 DKFZP434 similar to hypothetical protein 0.50 7.6E−03 4.49 2.87 6.21 3.33 B2016 LOC284701 221942_s_at AI719730 GUCY1A3 guanylate cyclase 1, soluble, alpha 3 −0.52 7.6E−03 2.75 1.40 4.54 3.14 1564155_x_at BC041466 — — 0.61 7.7E−03 4.06 2.58 5.71 3.13 228040_at AW294192 MGC21881 hypothetical locus MGC21881 0.77 7.7E−03 3.31 2.13 5.03 2.90 207500_at NM_004347 CASP5 caspase 5, apoptosis-related cysteine 0.60 7.8E−03 3.89 2.30 6.14 3.85 peptidase 211637_x_at L23516 IGH immunoglobulin heavy locus 0.59 8.1E−03 5.36 4.09 7.61 3.52 232030_at AK023817 KIAA1632 KIAA1632 0.61 8.1E−03 2.31 1.30 4.36 3.06 210219_at U36501 SP100 SP100 nuclear antigen 0.65 8.2E−03 1.67 1.10 6.37 5.28 209610_s_at BF340083 SLC1A4 solute carrier family 1 (glutamate/ 0.64 8.2E−03 2.76 1.53 4.32 2.78 neutral amino acid transporter), member 4 1558120_at BE379787 DDX3X DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) box 0.89 8.4E−03 4.10 2.82 5.14 2.32 polypeptide 3, X-linked 210127_at BC002510 RAB6B RAB6B, member RAS oncogene family −0.46 8.5E−03 3.49 2.15 5.71 3.56 210456_at AF148464 PCYT1B phosphate cytidylyltransferase 1, −0.88 8.5E−03 3.93 3.07 5.19 2.12 choline, beta 1559810_at BF724577 LOC642313 hypothetical LOC642313 0.79 8.6E−03 2.91 1.56 4.71 3.15 209651_at BC001830 TGFB1I1 transforming growth factor beta 1 −0.48 8.7E−03 1.55 0.91 5.59 4.68 induced transcript 1 239442_at BF589179 CEP68 centrosomal protein 68 kDa 0.86 8.7E−03 5.28 4.08 6.17 2.09 1558742_at BE899474 DEXI Dexamethasone-induced protein 0.74 8.7E−03 2.98 1.67 4.76 3.09 238894_at AW665144 RABGAP1L RAB GTPase-activating protein 1-like 0.80 8.8E−03 3.76 2.59 5.04 2.45 209846_s_at BC002832 BTN3A2 butyrophilin, subfamily 3, member A2 0.40 8.8E−03 6.65 1.82 7.73 5.91 Y 215093_at U82671 NSDHL NAD(P) dependent steroid 0.53 8.9E−03 3.50 1.82 6.28 4.46 dehydrogenase-like 213814_s_at AA741303 SNTB2 CDNA clone IMAGE: 5263917 −0.69 9.2E−03 4.24 2.90 5.32 2.42 219348_at NM_018467 USE1 unconventional SNARE in the ER 1 −1.11 9.5E−03 6.10 5.30 8.00 2.70 homolog (S. cerevisiae) 240482_at AI955094 HDAC3 Histone deacetylase 3 (HD3) 0.74 9.6E−03 5.31 3.99 6.47 2.49 201058_s_at NM_0066097 MYL9 myosin, light chain 9, regulatory −0.44 9.6E−03 5.68 3.84 8.28 4.44 225900_at AW294630 EXOC6B exocyst complex component 6B 0.73 9.7E−03 3.23 1.91 5.03 3.12 230788_at BF059748 GCNT2 glucosaminyl (N-acetyl) transferase 0.46 9.8E−03 3.91 2.57 6.90 4.34 2, I-branching enzyme (I blood group) 211368_s_at U13700 CASP1 caspase 1, 0.73 9.8E−03 6.41 4.86 7.73 2.86 apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase (interleukin 1, beta, convertase) 235066_at AI078534 MAP4 microtubule-associated protein 4 −1.25 9.8E−03 2.81 2.21 4.25 2.03 206176_at NM_001718 BMP6 bone morphogenetic protein 6 −0.72 9.9E−03 3.27 2.13 4.85 2.73 232078_at BE867789 PVRL2 poliovirus receptor-related 2 0.38 9.9E−03 2.53 1.29 6.24 4.95 (herpesvirus entry mediator B) 211026_s_at BC006230 MGLL monoglyceride lipase −0.75 1.0E−02 3.28 2.30 5.05 2.74 1557012_a_at BC040670 — — Y 203911_at NM_002885 RAP1GAP RAP1 GTPase activating protein Y 209728_at BC005312 HLA-DRB4 major histocompatibility complex, Y class II, DR beta 4 217207_s_at AK025267 BTNL3 butyrophilin-like 3 Y 220281_at AI632015 SLC12A1 solute carrier family 12 (sodium/ Y potassium/chloride transporters), member 1 230720_at AI884906 RNF182 ring finger protein 182 Y 235446_at AW856618 — — Y

TABLE 2 co- exp. gene. effi- raw. me- exp. exp. probeset Accession symbol gene. title cient p. value dian min Max diff LASSO 1562743_at BC042873 ZNF33B Zinc finger protein 33B (ZNF33B), mRNA 1.18 3.1E−04 3.62 2.32 4.74 2.42 242109_at AI038577 SYTL3 CDNA FLJ61334 complete cds, moderately −1.01 4.3E−04 2.83 1.90 4.43 2.53 similar to Synaptotagmin-like protein 3 232354_at AK022083 VPS37B Vacuolar protein sorting-associated protein −0.88 6.1E−04 4.36 3.04 5.60 2.55 37B 226865_at AW130600 — — −1.00 8.1E−04 5.64 3.75 6.66 2.90 224091_at AF116642 — — −0.82 8.7E−04 5.38 4.30 6.69 2.39 211367_s_at U13699 CASP1 caspase 1, apoptosis-related cysteine −1.07 1.2E−03 7.44 6.20 9.01 2.81 peptidase (interleukin 1, beta, convertase) 218728_s_at NM_014184 CNIH4 cornichon homolog 4 (Drosophila) −0.88 1.2E−03 5.95 4.56 7.10 2.55 216203_at U15555 SPTLC2 serine palmitoyltransferase, long chain −0.93 1.3E−03 3.00 2.23 5.29 3.07 base subunit 2 219476_at NM_024115 C1orf116 chromosome 1 open reading frame 116 0.88 1.5E−03 2.39 1.70 4.31 2.61 233660_at BG540685 EHD4 EH-domain containing 4 0.95 1.5E−03 3.97 2.48 5.06 2.59 215431_at AI033054 SNTB1 syntrophin, beta 1 (dystrophin-associated 1.07 1.6E−03 3.34 2.45 4.70 2.26 protein A1, 59 kDa, basic component 1) 219731_at NM_024343 FLJ34077 weakly similar to zinc finger protein 195 −0.99 1.8E−03 5.81 4.52 7.18 2.66 241339_at BF437886 TTC39B Tetratricopeptide repeat protein 39B 0.96 1.8E−03 4.59 3.45 5.74 2.29 211368_s_at U13700 CASP1 caspase 1, apoptosis-related cysteine −0.82 1.9E−03 6.41 4.86 7.73 2.86 peptidase (interleukin 1, beta, convertase) 209006_s_at AF247168 C1orf63 chromosome 1 open reading frame 63 −0.88 2.0E−03 5.89 4.66 7.63 2.97 1559469_s_at BC006013 SIPA1L2 signal-induced proliferation-associated 1 −0.54 2.1E−03 6.17 4.01 8.18 4.18 Y like 2 239613_at AA833846 TMED3 Transmembrane emp24 domain-containing 0.83 2.2E−03 3.20 2.39 4.56 2.17 protein 3 Precursor 206494_s_at NM_000419 ITGA2B integrin, alpha 2b (platelet glycoprotein 0.87 2.4E−03 3.97 2.64 5.76 3.12 IIb of IIb/IIIa complex, antigen CD41) 231721_at AF356518 JAM3 junctional adhesion molecule 3 0.57 2.6E−03 4.10 2.43 6.17 3.75 Y 227461_at AA632295 STON2 stonin 2 0.55 2.8E−03 2.49 1.44 4.47 3.03 Y 213810_s_at AW007137 AKIRIN2 CDNA FLJ10342 fis, clone NT2RM2000837 −0.97 2.8E−03 5.88 4.85 7.36 2.51 211366_x_at U13698 CASP1 caspase 1, apoptosis-related cysteine −0.96 2.8E−03 7.42 6.32 8.70 2.37 peptidase (interleukin 1, beta, convertase) 209499_x_at BF448647 TNFSF12 tumor necrosis factor (ligand) superfamily, −0.69 2.9E−03 4.43 2.78 5.75 2.97 member 12 228040_at AW294192 MGC21881 hypothetical locus MGC21881 −0.73 3.0E−03 3.31 2.13 5.03 2.90 202254_at AB007900 SIPA1L1 KIAA0440 −0.81 3.4E−03 3.72 2.19 4.88 2.69 239936_at AA126428 DLEU2 deleted in lymphocytic leukemia 2 −0.85 3.5E−03 3.44 1.74 4.26 2.52 (non-protein coding) 1570165_at BC027983 CHST11 Carbohydrate sulfotransferase 11 0.90 3.5E−03 3.09 1.94 4.44 2.50 232030_at AK023817 KIAA1632 KIAA1632 −0.64 3.7E−03 2.31 1.30 4.36 3.06 209970_x_at M87507 CASP1 caspase 1, apoptosis-related cysteine −0.80 3.7E−03 6.58 5.06 7.70 2.64 peptidase (interleukin 1, beta, convertase) 201615_x_at AI685060 CALD1 caldesmon 1 0.76 3.7E−03 5.11 3.82 6.65 2.83 238979_at BE501771 C10orf33 chromosome 10 open reading frame 33 0.86 3.7E−03 4.15 3.33 5.68 2.35 239824_s_at BF971873 TMEM107 transmembrane protein 107 0.81 3.7E−03 3.01 2.19 4.57 2.38 218988_at NM_018656 SLC35E3 solute carrier family 35, member E3 −0.70 3.9E−03 4.22 3.19 5.69 2.49 221942_s_at AI719730 GUCY1A3 guanylate cyclase 1, soluble, alpha 3 0.58 3.9E−03 2.75 1.40 4.54 3.14 Y 215739_s_at AJ003062 TUBGCP3 tubulin, gamma complex associated 0.79 3.9E−03 3.71 1.83 4.79 2.96 protein 3 223501_at AW151360 TNFSF13B tumor necrosis factor (ligand) superfamily, −0.60 4.0E−03 4.50 2.96 6.73 3.77 member 13b 204629_at NM_013327 PARVB parvin, beta 0.76 4.1E−03 3.92 2.54 5.41 2.86 211908_x_at M87268 IGHG1 Immunoglobulin lambda heavy chain −0.89 4.1E−03 5.59 4.59 7.12 2.53 1554744_at BC033638 CARD16 caspase recruitment domain family, −0.52 4.2E−03 4.71 3.17 7.41 4.24 member 16 202270_at NM_002053 GBP1 guanylate binding protein 1, −0.37 4.3E−03 3.81 1.90 6.97 5.06 Y interferon-inducible, 67 kDa 208593_x_at NM_004382 CRHR1 corticotropin releasing hormone receptor 1 0.95 4.6E−03 3.24 2.25 4.28 2.04 1561171_a_at AK093450 FLJ36131 hypothetical protein FLJ36131 −0.90 4.8E−03 4.00 2.95 5.20 2.25 244752_at AI563915 ZNF438 zinc finger protein 438 −0.64 4.8E−03 5.10 2.46 6.79 4.32 209651_at BC001830 TGFB1I1 transforming growth factor beta 1 induced 0.50 4.9E−03 1.55 0.91 5.59 4.68 transcript 1 235900_at AW016030 SPNS3 spinster homolog 3 (Drosophila) 0.84 5.0E−03 3.32 2.23 5.01 2.78 235040_at BG168618 RUNDC1 RUN domain containing 1 0.55 5.0E−03 3.36 2.10 4.98 2.88 214009_at R10150 MSL3 male-specific lethal 3 homolog (Drosophila) −1.17 5.2E−03 4.43 3.29 5.36 2.08 226388_at AI675780 TCEA3 transcription elongation factor A (SII), 3 0.57 5.2E−03 4.47 2.97 6.33 3.35 232840_at AK025004 FNDC3B Fibronectin type III domain-containing −0.82 5.8E−03 5.31 4.07 6.46 2.39 protein 3B 227640_s_at AI492167 RP9 retinitis pigmentosa 9 (autosomal dominant) 0.84 5.9E−03 4.94 3.98 6.03 2.05 244308_at BF514096 SYT15 Chr10 synaptotagmin (CHR10SYT gene) −0.62 6.0E−03 2.48 1.57 5.12 3.55 232472_at AK022461 FNDC3B Fibronectin type III domain-containing −0.63 6.0E−03 3.86 2.60 5.60 3.00 protein 3B 1562458_at AL833723 UBE2W ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2W −0.76 6.1E−03 3.77 2.35 5.05 2.70 (putative) 224009_x_at AF240697 DHRS9 dehydrogenase/reductase (SDR family) −0.48 6.1E−03 5.12 2.97 7.43 4.46 member 9 228428_at AA521285 FAM102A CDNA FLJ37031 fis, clone BRACE2011199 1.01 6.1E−03 7.54 6.36 8.44 2.08 202688_at NM_003810 TNFSF10 tumor necrosis factor (ligand) superfamily, −0.54 6.2E−03 6.23 4.73 8.52 3.79 member 10 238669_at BE613133 PTGS1 prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 1 0.68 6.3E−03 7.18 5.33 8.58 3.25 (prostaglandin G/H synthase and cyclooxygenase) 234948_at AK026640 SLC27A5 solute carrier family 27 (fatty acid 0.91 6.4E−03 3.73 2.92 4.97 2.05 transporter), member 5 223519_at AW069181 ZAK sterile alpha motif and leucine zipper −0.63 6.4E−03 2.33 1.24 4.28 3.04 containing kinase AZK 206361_at NM_004778 GPR44 G protein-coupled receptor 44 0.76 6.5E−03 5.20 3.55 7.85 4.30 227699_at BF511003 C14orf149 chromosome 14 open reading frame 149 −0.71 6.6E−03 3.23 2.02 4.26 2.24 218167_at NM_016627 AMZ2 archaelysin family metallopeptidase 2 −0.83 6.7E−03 5.02 3.11 5.93 2.82 1562955_at BC028181 WDFY1 WD repeat and FYVE domain-containing −0.69 6.7E−03 3.37 2.23 4.91 2.68 protein 1 236132_at AI870477 TLN1 talin 1 −0.72 6.7E−03 4.19 3.23 6.24 3.01 1560867_a_at AF085926 NEDD9 Enhancer of filamentation 1 −0.73 6.8E−03 2.33 1.69 4.88 3.19 1557455_s_at AF086333 MOSPD1 motile sperm domain containing 1 −0.82 6.9E−03 3.42 2.58 5.24 2.65 201481_s_at NM_002862 PYGB phosphorylase, glycogen; brain 0.73 7.0E−03 4.57 3.40 6.21 2.81 210904_s_at U81380 IL13RA1 interleukin 13 receptor, alpha 1 −0.67 7.0E−03 7.05 5.34 8.57 3.22 239467_at AI806747 — — −0.41 7.0E−03 2.36 0.70 5.45 4.76 Y 238428_at BG542347 KCNJ15 potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, −0.73 7.1E−03 5.53 3.82 6.92 3.10 subfamily J, member 15 226459_at AW575754 PIK3AP1 phosphoinositide-3-kinase adaptor protein 1 −0.52 7.2E−03 6.28 4.62 7.91 3.29 1568658_at BU069195 C2orf74 chromosome 2 open reading frame 74 0.60 7.3E−03 3.00 1.58 4.78 3.20 201921_at NW_004125 GNG10 guanine nucleotide binding protein −0.65 7.3E−03 7.74 6.19 9.25 3.06 (G protein), gamma 10 211254_x_at AF031549 RHAG Rh-associated glycoprotein −0.88 7.5E−03 2.50 1.70 4.32 2.62 1555338_s_at AF159174 AQP10 aquaporin 10 0.73 7.8E−03 3.09 1.86 5.46 3.61 237306_at AA447558 ZNF829 zinc finger protein 829 0.73 7.8E−03 2.07 1.33 4.11 2.78 240934_at AI801975 PIP5K1B Phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 5-kinase 0.91 8.1E−03 3.51 2.16 4.93 2.77 type-1 beta 241603_at BE745453 ATP11A ATPase, class VI, type 11A −0.79 8.2E−03 5.18 3.93 6.23 2.30 1553697_at NM_145257 C1orf96 chromosome 1 open reading frame 96 −0.58 8.2E−03 3.63 1.96 5.89 3.93 1552701_a_at NM_052889 CARD16 caspase recruitment domain family, −0.61 8.3E−03 6.99 5.50 8.51 3.01 member 16 209686_at BC001766 S100B S100 calcium binding protein B 0.94 8.5E−03 2.20 1.61 4.23 2.62 1555968_a_at AA362254 — — −0.57 8.5E−03 4.11 2.54 5.51 2.97 241834_at AW299520 IPW imprinted in Prader-Willi syndrome 0.58 8.8E−03 3.09 1.80 5.04 3.25 (non-protein coding) 230585_at AI632692 — — −0.47 8.9E−03 3.84 1.87 5.75 3.88 214523_at NM_001805 CEBPE CCAAT/enhancer binding protein 0.77 8.9E−03 4.94 4.18 8.28 4.10 (C/EBP), epsilon 218204_s_at NM_024513 FYCO1 FYVE and coiled-coil domain containing 1 0.72 8.9E−03 3.45 2.28 4.54 2.27 213860_x_at AW268585 CSNK1A1 casein kinase 1, alpha 1 −0.57 9.0E−03 5.28 3.51 6.66 3.14 213803_at BG545463 KPNB1 Importin subunit beta-1 −0.68 9.1E−03 5.96 4.71 7.02 2.30 217986_s_at NM_013448 BAZ1A bromodomain adjacent to zinc finger −0.49 9.1E−03 5.42 2.67 6.94 4.27 domain, 1A 210093_s_at AF067173 MAGOH mago-nashi homolog, proliferation- 0.71 9.4E−03 4.69 3.34 6.30 2.96 associated (Drosophila) 212892_at AW130128 ZNF282 zinc finger protein 282 0.82 9.4E−03 2.98 1.89 4.13 2.25 240793_at BF224054 TTN Titin −0.68 9.5E−03 3.86 2.91 5.08 2.16 241812_at AV648669 LOC26010 viral DNA polymerase-transactivated −0.63 9.5E−03 1.48 0.88 5.30 4.42 protein 6 233587_s_at AK022852 SIPA1L2 signal-induced proliferation-associated −0.58 9.5E−03 5.36 3.64 7.70 4.06 1 like 2 213988_s_at BE971383 SAT1 spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase 1 −0.79 9.6E−03 7.68 6.40 9.33 2.93 241599_at AW014922 LSM11 LSM11, U7 small nuclear RNA associated 0.88 9.8E−03 2.89 1.81 4.14 2.33 241368_at AI190693 LSDP5 lipid storage droplet protein 5 −0.69 9.9E−03 4.32 2.86 5.77 2.91 200032_s_at NM_000661 RPL9 ribosomal protein L9 Y 202948_at NM_000877 IL1R1 interleukin 1 receptor, type I Y 212512_s_at AA551784 CARM1 coactivator-associated arginine Y methyltransferase 1 225453_x_at BE733510 CCDC124 Full length insert cDNA clone ZD51E04 Y 230393_at BF448201 CUL5 cullin 5 Y 238364_x_at BG231548 GLI4 GLI-Kruppel family member GLI4 Y (GLI4), mRNA 239866_at AA705933 — — Y

TABLE 3 co- exp. effi- raw. me- exp. exp. exp. probeset Accession gene. symb gene. title cient p. value dian min max diff 239714_at AA780063 PIP5K1B Phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 5-kinase type-1 beta −1.57 6.9E−05 3.41 2.55 4.80 2.25 1558938_

BC043574 — — 1.06 3.6E−04 4.45 3.09 5.77 2.68 214364_at W84525 MTERFD2 MTERF domain containing 2 −1.35 4.6E−04 3.30 2.00 4.62 2.61 240934_at AI801975 PIP5K1B Phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 5-kinase type-1 beta −1.51 5.7E−04 3.51 2.16 4.93 2.77 240980_at R61819 — — 1.32 7.1E−04 2.22 1.58 4.29 2.71 243187_at AA888821 PVRL2 Poliovirus receptor-related protein 2 Precursor 1.02 1.1E−03 2.25 1.48 4.09 2.61 225831_at AW016830 LUZP1 leucine zipper protein 1 −2.06 1.1E−03 4.16 3.58 6.99 3.41 234618_at AL049434 PHTF1 Putative homeodomain transcription factor 1 1.02 1.2E−03 2.54 1.79 4.40 2.61 232079_s_

BE867789 PVRL2 poliovirus receptor-related 2 (herpesvirus entry mediator B) 0.52 1.5E−03 3.15 2.33 6.76 4.42 231886_at AL137655 DKFZP434 similar to hypothetical protein LOC284701 0.62 2.0E−03 4.49 2.87 6.21 3.33 1562743_

BC042873 ZNF33B Zinc finger protein 33B (ZNF33B), mRNA −1.14 2.0E−03 3.62 2.32 4.74 2.42 242109_at AI038577 SYTL3 CDNA FLJ61334 complete cds, moderately similar to 1.10 2.2E−03 2.83 1.90 4.43 2.53 Synaptotagmin-like protein 3 239274_at AV729557 PICALM Phosphatidylinositol-binding clathrin assembly protein 1.08 2.4E−03 6.10 5.00 7.13 2.13 212811_x_

AI889380 SLC1A4 solute carrier family 1 (glutamate/neutral 0.99 2.4E−03 3.91 2.59 4.86 2.27 amino acid transporter), member 4 229643_at AI857933 ITGA6 Integrin alpha 6B [human, mRNA Partial, 528 nt] −1.02 2.5E−03 3.75 2.86 5.20 2.34 235971_at AI147211 — — 0.88 2.5E−03 3.59 2.63 5.66 3.04 210113_s_

AF310105 NLRP1 NLR family, pyrin domain containing 1 −1.18 2.8E−03 5.50 4.01 6.55 2.54 216145_at AL137713 — — −1.28 2.9E−03 2.81 2.20 4.25 2.05 206494_s_

NM_000419 ITGA2B integrin, alpha 2b (platelet glycoprotein IIb of −0.89 3.0E−03 3.97 2.64 5.76 3.12 IIb/IIIa complex, antigen CD41) 240671_at H38635 GYPC Glycophorin-C −0.92 3.0E−03 3.54 2.49 5.20 2.71 231721_at AF356518 JAM3 junctional adhesion molecule 3 −0.58 3.2E−03 4.10 2.43 6.17 3.75 217876_at NM_012087 GTF3C5 general transcription factor IIIC, polypeptide 5, 63 kDa −1.13 3.3E−03 4.24 3.18 5.23 2.05 217179_x_

X79782 — — 0.87 3.3E−03 4.56 3.83 6.66 2.83 225685_at AI801777 — — 0.97 3.7E−03 6.32 5.29 7.46 2.17 219348_at NM_018467 USE1 unconventional SNARE in the ER 1 homolog −1.30 3.7E−03 6.10 5.30 8.00 2.70 (S. cerevisiae) 243106_at AA916861 CLEC12A C-type lectin protein CLL-1 0.30 3.7E−03 3.93 1.90 7.11 5.22 209589_s_

AF025304 EPHB2 EPH receptor B2 −0.79 3.8E−03 3.37 2.11 5.25 3.15 209006_s_

AF247168 C1orf63 chromosome 1 open reading frame 63 1.03 4.0E−03 5.89 4.66 7.63 2.97 238080_at BF195052 B4GALNT

beta-1,4-N-acetyl-galactosaminyl transferase 4 −1.04 4.3E−03 3.13 2.28 4.47 2.19 1564443_

AF529010 DLEU2 deleted in lymphocytic leukemia 2 (non-protein coding) 0.75 4.3E−03 4.55 3.00 6.47 3.47 1568706_

AF318328 AVIL Advillin, mRNA (cDNA clone MGC: 133244 0.88 4.5E−03 5.08 3.85 6.02 2.16 IMAGE: 40035028) 238987_at AL574435 B4GALT1 Clone p4betaGT/3 beta-1,4-galactosyltransferase 0.93 4.5E−03 3.24 1.82 4.52 2.70 216956_s_

AF098114 ITGA2B integrin, alpha 2b (platelet glycoprotein IIb of −0.60 4.5E−03 4.45 2.94 6.40 3.46 IIb/IIIa complex, antigen CD41) 231057_at AU144266 MTMR2 Myotubularin-related protein 2 1.14 4.7E−03 2.91 2.07 4.22 2.15 234948_at AK026640 SLC27A5 solute carrier family 27 (fatty acid transporter), member 5 −1.12 4.7E−03 3.73 2.92 4.97 2.05 228040_at AW294192 MGC2188

hypothetical locus MGC21881 0.89 4.8E−03 3.31 2.13 5.03 2.90 202874_s_

NM_001695 ATP6V1C1 ATPase, H+ transporting, lysosomal 42 kDa, V1 0.81 5.0E−03 5.48 4.00 6.98 2.98 subunit C1 234047_at AK024127 — — 1.06 5.6E−03 3.83 2.96 4.98 2.02 231174_s_

H92979 — — 1.06 5.8E−03 2.00 1.11 4.39 3.28 212592_at AV733266 IGJ immunoglobulin J polypeptide, linker protein for 0.31 6.0E−03 3.38 1.38 8.41 7.03 immunoglobulin alpha and mu polypeptides 218618_s_

NM_022763 FNDC3B fibronectin type III domain containing 3B 0.75 6.2E−03 5.19 3.78 6.54 2.76 1552703_

NM_052889 CARD16 caspase recruitment domain family, member 16 0.97 6.2E−03 8.38 7.16 9.60 2.44 236458_at BE875072 — — −1.06 6.2E−03 2.07 1.33 4.02 2.69 202948_at NM_000877 IL1R1 interleukin 1 receptor, type I 0.43 6.3E−03 3.44 1.49 5.81 4.33 1562137_

AF147388 ADAM10 Disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain-containing 0.96 6.4E−03 3.57 2.05 4.72 2.67 protein 10 Precursor 1552398_

NM_138337 CLEC12A C-type lectin domain family 12, member A 0.31 6.4E−03 5.84 4.09 8.70 4.61 222692_s_

BF444916 FNDC3B fibronectin type III domain containing 3B 0.90 6.6E−03 5.33 4.36 6.62 2.26 203129_s_

BF059313 KIF5C kinesin family member 5C −0.92 7.2E−03 4.77 3.49 5.99 2.50 1555281_

BC007934 ARMC8 armadillo repeat containing 8 −0.88 7.4E−03 5.82 4.00 6.87 2.88 229180_at AI685931 WWC1 KIBRA protein (KIBRA) −1.34 7.5E−03 3.00 2.24 4.54 2.31 207500_at NM_004347 CASP5 caspase 5, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase 0.70 7.5E−03 3.89 2.30 6.14 3.85 232963_at BF725688 RFWD2 ring finger and WD repeat domain 2 0.82 7.5E−03 4.55 3.54 5.93 2.39 233504_at AA629020 C9orf84 chromosome 9 open reading frame 84 0.70 7.6E−03 5.06 3.39 6.48 3.09 222693_at BF444916 FNDC3B fibronectin type III domain containing 3B 0.60 7.6E−03 3.94 2.88 5.73 2.85 222411_s_

AW087870 SSR3 signal sequence receptor, gamma (translocon-associated 0.86 8.0E−03 5.55 4.42 6.82 2.40 protein gamma) 211368_s_

U13700 CASP1 caspase 1, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase (interleukin 0.79 8.0E−03 6.41 4.86 7.73 2.86 1, beta, convertase) 232472_at AK022461 FNDC3B Fibronectin type III domain-containing protein 3B 0.63 8.1E−03 3.86 2.60 5.60 3.00 218435_at NM_013238 DNAJC15 DnaJ (Hsp40) homolog, subfamily C, member 15 0.64 8.3E−03 5.15 3.55 6.54 2.99 215093_at U82671 NSDHL NAD(P) dependent steroid dehydrogenase-like 0.54 8.3E−03 3.50 1.82 6.28 4.46 209091_s_

AF263293 SH3GLB1 SH3-domain GRB2-like endophilin B1 1.02 8.3E−03 7.39 6.50 8.58 2.08 238589_s_

AW601184 ATXN2 Ataxin-2 0.71 8.3E−03 4.82 3.32 6.35 3.03 1558011_

BM823647 — — 0.64 8.4E−03 6.95 5.39 8.67 3.28 205877_s_

NM_017590 ZC3H7B zinc finger CCCH-type containing 7B −1.06 8.4E−03 4.80 3.36 5.74 2.38 239603_x_

AI082479 FBXO11 F-box only protein 11 0.91 8.6E−03 5.78 4.81 8.59 3.78 214594_x_

BG252666 ATP8B1 ATPase, class I, type 8B, member 1 0.81 8.6E−03 6.40 4.97 7.27 2.30 206267_s_

NM_002378 MATK megakaryocyte-associated tyrosine kinase −0.87 8.8E−03 3.65 2.62 4.63 2.01 209970_x_

M87507 CASP1 caspase 1, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase (interleukin 0.80 8.9E−03 6.58 5.06 7.70 2.64 1, beta, convertase) 232078_at BE867789 PVRL2 poliovirus receptor-related 2 (herpesvirus entry mediator B) 0.40 9.0E−03 2.53 1.29 6.24 4.95 228718_at AI379070 ZNF44 zinc finger protein 44 −0.94 9.0E−03 3.32 2.63 5.23 2.60 232417_x_

AU150300 ZDHHC11 zinc finger, DHHC-type containing 11 −1.17 9.1E−03 4.70 3.97 5.99 2.02 224917_at BF674052 MIR21 microRNA 21 0.74 9.1E−03 6.66 5.36 8.32 2.96 239124_at AA002064 PITPNA Phosphatidylinositol transfer protein alpha isoform 0.83 9.1E−03 3.23 1.98 4.50 2.52 219476_at NM_024115 C1orf116 chromosome 1 open reading frame 116 −0.91 9.2E−03 2.39 1.70 4.31 2.61 218415_at NM_018668 VPS33B vacuolar protein sorting 33 homolog B (yeast) −0.67 9.4E−03 4.31 2.31 5.85 3.55 219700_at NM_020405 PLXDC1 plexin domain containing 1 −0.65 9.4E−03 4.36 2.52 5.65 3.13 243980_at AW978739 ZNF594 MRNA; cDNA DKFZp667J055 (from clone −0.96 9.4E−03 3.31 1.93 4.40 2.47 DKFZp667J055) 1554482_

BC002847 SAR1B SAR1 homolog B (S. cerevisiae) 0.66 9.5E−03 4.05 2.56 5.37 2.81 215191_at AW836210 FBXL11 Lysine-specific demethylase 2A 0.56 9.7E−03 3.39 1.96 5.14 3.18 211366_x_

U13698 CASP1 caspase 1, apoptosis-related cysteine peptidase (interleukin 0.93 9.9E−03 7.42 6.32 8.70 2.37 1, beta, convertase) 244308_at BF514096 SYT15 Chr10 synaptotagmin (CHR10SYT gene) 0.73 9.9E−03 2.48 1.57 5.12 3.55 210219_at U36501 SP100 SP100 nuclear antigen 0.64 1.0E−02 1.67 1.10 6.37 5.28

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Table 5a N1:54630 ID ACR111Dn3 ACR62Dn3 EULAR111Dn3 EULAR45Dn3 DAS28wk16_110Dn3 91 200053_at 0 0 45 0 0 145 200600_at 0 0 94 84 0 210 200665_s_at 0 0 41 0 0 495 200950_at 0 81 0 0 0 523 200978_at 0 56 0 0 0 617 201072_s_at 0 83 0 0 0 670 201125_s_at 0 0 19 33 0 708 201163_s_at 0 0 0 0 0 771 201226_at 0 33 0 0 0 846 201301_s_at 0 0 0 0 85 915 201370_s_at 0 0 0 0 0 931 201386_s_at 0 0 0 0 0 962 201417_at 0 0 0 0 0 1005 201460_at 26 0 0 0 0 1007 201462_at 56 0 0 0 0 1013 201468_s_at 0 0 0 86 0 1056 201511_at 0 0 0 0 0 1081 201536_at 0 0 0 0 0 1226 201681_s_at 0 0 93 97 0 1429 201884_at 0 0 0 73 0 1450 201905_s_at 0 0 0 0 0 1456 201911_s_at 0 0 0 0 0 1519 201974_s_at 0 71 0 0 0 1528 201983_s_at 0 0 0 0 0 1581 202036_s_at 0 53 0 0 0 1686 202141_s_at 0 0 0 0 0 1869 202324_s_at 0 0 0 0 0 1910 202365_at 48 0 0 0 0 2062 202517_at 97 0 0 0 0 2124 202579_x_at 0 0 28 0 0 2235 202690_s_at 0 0 0 0 0 2327 202782_s_at 0 0 91 0 0 2411 202866_at 0 0 27 26 0 2614 203068_at 9 0 0 0 0 2717 203172_at 0 0 0 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1569009_s_at 0 0 0 0 0 53707 1569023_a_at 0 0 0 0 0 53860 1569318_at 0 0 0 0 0 54119 1569755_at 17 0 0 0 0 54150 1569793_at 0 0 75 0 0 54206 1569882_at 0 0 0 0 47 54295 1570033_at 0 0 0 0 0 54482 1570318_at 0 62 0 0 0 54485 1570327_at 0 0 0 0 0 54541 1570433_at 0 100 0 0 0 Average Accession N1:54630 DAS28wk16_70Dn3 cDAS28_110Dn3 cDAS28_80Dn3 Score Gene Symbol Number 91 0 0 0 7 SPAG7 NM_004890 145 0 0 0 3 MSN NM_002444 210 0 0 0 7.5 SPARC NM_003118 495 0 0 0 2.5 ARPC1A NM_006409 523 0 0 0 5.625 MDH1 NM_005917 617 0 0 0 2.25 SMARCC1 AW152160 670 0 0 0 18.75 ITGB5 NM_002213 708 0 0 79 2.75 IGFBP7 NM_001553 771 0 0 0 8.5 NDUFB8 /// NM_005004 SEC31B 846 0 0 0 2 ANXA4 BC000182 915 0 0 30 8.875 CUL3 AU145232 931 0 15 0 10.75 DHX15 AF279891 962 0 47 0 6.75 SOX4 AL136179 1005 0 0 0 9.375 MAPKAPK2 AI141802 1007 0 0 0 5.625 SCRN1 NM_014766 1013 0 0 0 1.875 NQO1 NM_000903 1056 0 21 0 10 AAMP NM_001087 1081 43 0 0 7.25 DUSP3 AL048503 1226 0 0 0 1.5 DLG5 AB011155 1429 0 0 0 3.5 CEACAM5 NM_004363 1450 0 0 98 0.375 CTDSPL BF590317 1456 78 0 0 2.875 FARP1 NM_005766 1519 0 0 0 3.75 C7orf28A NM_015622 1528 0 23 78 12.625 EGFR AW157070 1581 0 0 0 6 SFRP1 AF017987 1686 0 50 0 6.375 COPS8 BC003090 1869 0 65 0 4.5 ACBD3 NM_022735 1910 0 0 0 6.625 UNC119B BC004815 2062 0 0 0 0.5 CRMP1 NM_001313 2124 0 0 0 9.125 HMGN4 NM_006353 2235 37 0 0 8 SNRPD1 BC001721 2327 0 0 0 1.25 INPP5K NM_016532 2411 0 0 0 18.625 DNAJB12 BG283782 2614 0 0 0 11.5 KLHL21 NM_014851 2717 47 0 0 6.75 FXR2 NM_004860 2767 0 86 0 1.875 TLE1 NM_005077 2815 0 0 0 0.75 UNC119 NM_005148 2823 0 0 0 9.25 EDEM1 NM_014674 2837 0 0 0 10.875 LMAN1 NM_005570 2997 100 0 0 0.125 SCNN1A NM_001038 3131 0 0 0 5.375 ARL4D U25771 3435 0 0 0 7.375 DAPK3 NM_001348 3446 30 0 0 8.875 HEPH AU148222 3455 0 0 35 8.25 RAP1GAP NM_002885 3511 49 0 0 6.5 CDC6 U77949 3585 0 0 0 10.5 MAOB NM_000898 3661 0 0 0 4.25 PREP NM_002726 3937 0 0 0 4.125 ACPP NM_001099 3942 0 0 0 9.375 EML2 NM_012155 3966 0 0 0 3.125 FGF2 NM_002006 3982 0 0 0 4.75 MRC1 /// NM_002438 MRC1L1 4000 0 0 34 8.375 GAS1 AW611727 4171 0 0 0 12.25 ITGB3 M35999 4316 81 0 0 14.375 TTF1 NM_007344 4346 41 0 0 7.5 RRAD NM_004165 4493 0 0 0 10.5 ICAM3 NM_002162 4497 0 0 0 8 SNAP91 NM_014841 4506 0 0 0 12.625 CENPA NM_001809 4528 0 0 0 10.75 GPC4 NM_001448 4805 34 0 0 17 PGC NM_002630 4825 0 39 8 22.125 PIGA NM_002641 4838 77 0 0 3 BAIAP2 NM_017450 4976 90 0 0 1.375 OVGP1 NM_002557 5175 0 85 27 22.875 KIAA0586 NM_014749 5405 91 0 0 1.25 SPIB NM_003121 5414 0 0 0 5.125 BDKRB2 NM_000623 5536 0 0 43 7.25 IL15 NM_000585 5622 0 0 0 4.625 CHML NM_001821 5689 0 0 0 2.375 RHAG AF178841 5868 0 0 0 4.875 SERPINA6 NM_001756 5970 0 0 99 0.25 MLANA U06654 6036 0 0 0 18.75 ITGA2B NM_000419 6046 0 0 0 0.25 PML NM_002675 6104 0 77 0 3 AKR1B10 NM_020299 6116 0 0 0 0.375 KCNQ3 NM_004519 6152 0 0 0 12 MAGEC1 NM_005462 6177 0 0 0 7.375 SIX3 NM_005413 6178 0 0 100 0.125 CHRNB2 NM_000748 6254 0 0 0 5.5 CXorf1 NM_004709 6273 0 0 0 24.75 GRIA3 NM_007325 6341 11 0 0 11.25 DLEC1 NM_005106 6495 0 0 0 12.125 G6PC NM_000151 6637 0 0 0 2.625 IL8RA NM_000634 6639 26 0 0 11.625 SAA4 NM_006512 6777 0 0 0 12.125 GRM5 NM_000842 6869 0 0 0 3.625 ALOX15 NM_001140 6905 0 0 0 2.25 USP34 NM_014709 6968 57 0 0 12.375 SLC22A2 NM_003058 7108 0 0 0 12 SHOX NM_000451 7136 0 0 0 5.125 XRCC2 NM_005431 7201 97 0 0 0.5 GAGE3 NM_001473 7231 0 0 0 2.875 CACNB4 NM_000726 7268 0 0 0 6 — NM_017932 7353 0 76 49 9.625 IFNW1 NM_002177 7400 0 0 0 6.875 SCN7A NM_002976 7545 0 0 0 2.375 ZNF157 NM_003446 7634 0 4 42 19.5 AVPR2 AF030626 7709 0 0 86 1.875 LIPE NM_005357 7731 0 0 0 9.75 C4BPB NM_000716 7749 0 0 0 1.875 ADAM22 NM_021721 7812 68 0 0 4.125 TH NM_000360 7901 0 0 85 2 PCK1 NM_002591 7991 0 0 70 3.875 FRMD4A NM_018027 8286 0 0 0 3.75 CSNK1D AV700224 8401 72 0 0 3.625 NCOR2 AI373205 8631 0 0 0 2.75 NR2F2 AL037401 8799 0 37 0 8 CDC42EP3 AL136842 8874 0 0 0 1.625 BAD U66879 9068 0 72 69 7.625 HIP1R AB013384 9157 0 0 55 5.75 TGFB1I1 BC001830 9240 0 0 0 2.625 ABCG2 AF098951 9296 0 0 0 12.375 PADI2 AL049569 9337 0 0 0 5.75 CHST3 AB017915 9362 0 0 0 1.125 TRIM9 AF220036 9525 0 0 0 4.375 PCGF1 BC004952 9541 19 0 0 20.125 PRKCQ L01087 9596 85 0 0 2 IGFBP3 M31159 9633 0 69 88 5.625 EFNA3 AW189015 9696 0 0 0 9.125 PSG1 M34715 9728 0 0 0 2 — BC003629 9742 0 0 0 3.25 ABCC8 L78207 9766 0 53 0 6 SFRS17A M99578 9826 42 0 0 11.125 SGCD U58331 9915 10 0 0 36.75 SLC24A1 AB014602 10007 0 0 0 5.25 FETUB AB017551 10093 0 0 0 18.375 DTNA U26744 10143 62 0 0 4.875 GLRA3 U93917 10447 0 0 0 25 MCM7 AF279900 10489 0 36 3 20.375 MGLL BC006230 10757 0 31 0 8.75 PTPRU U71075 10773 0 0 0 7.5 IFNA2 M54886 10797 0 0 0 3.875 MTAP AF109294 10884 0 0 0 4.75 GABARAPL1 AF180519 /// GABARAPL3 10893 0 0 0 12 NFIB U70862 10895 0 0 0 7.25 CXCR6 U73531 10992 0 0 75 3.25 RAPSN BC004196 11058 0 0 0 0.5 IGH@ /// 0 IGHA1 /// IGHA2 /// IGHD /// IGHG1 /// IGHG3 /// IGHG4 /// IGHM /// IGHV3-23 /// IGHV4-31 /// LOC100126583 /// LOC642131 /// LOC652128 /// VSIG6 11061 0 0 0 14 IGHA1 /// L23519 IGHG1 /// LOC100133862 11240 0 0 0 12.25 KCND3 AF187964 11328 2 0 0 41.625 ZNF471 AF352026 11495 0 0 0 2.375 PEG10 BE858180 11500 32 0 37 25 CAV1 AU147399 11645 0 0 0 8 TUBA4A AL565074 11867 0 0 0 6.875 SETD3 AA524500 11918 0 0 0 7.875 ARAP1 AB018325 11930 0 0 0 3.5 — AI348009 12160 0 0 0 26 ZEB1 AI373166 12199 0 0 0 5.375 SORT1 BE742268 12294 0 0 72 3.625 ZNF282 AW130128 12391 0 0 0 1.375 FBXO9 AL137520 12680 0 1 4 24.625 APOOL BE501952 12698 0 0 0 2.25 ATG2A AW168132 12721 0 0 0 10.5 ZC3H7B BE855831 12750 0 0 0 4.875 TMCC1 AB018322 12820 0 0 0 21.875 MXRA8 AW888223 13420 0 0 0 3.375 DGCR6L AA631156 13433 0 0 0 15.625 CCDC22 BF224247 13576 0 0 0 11 MAN1C1 AW340588 13717 0 0 0 14.875 NOV BF440025 13806 0 0 90 1.375 TRPM1 N32151 13834 0 0 0 6.625 HLX M60721 13970 0 0 0 12.25 AZU1 NM_001700 14067 17 0 0 11 USP19 AW451502 14135 0 11 29 20.25 AZI1 AB029041 14159 0 0 0 9.125 AHCTF1 AL080144 14162 0 0 0 9.5 CLCN4 AF052117 14170 0 0 0 5 IGKV4-1 BG482805 14213 0 10 0 11.375 — AF052119 14276 0 44 0 7.125 MCF2 AL033403 14290 0 0 0 9.25 MUC3B AB038783 14350 23 0 0 26.75 TMC6 AK021738 14398 0 0 0 0.875 — AK023816 14407 0 0 0 10.875 DST BC004912 14446 0 82 5 14.375 B3GNTL1 U79265 14581 48 0 0 6.625 EIF3M AV717062 14642 0 7 0 11.75 — AA595276 14913 0 0 0 3.5 ZNF391 AL031118 14980 0 0 0 7.125 LOC100128640 AK025619 14994 0 0 0 10.375 — AK023783 15045 60 0 0 5.125 GRIK2 AU156204 15099 0 0 0 0.125 LOC100134355 AL121975 /// PRIM2 15122 0 0 0 7 DTX2 /// AK023924 LOC100134197 15127 0 0 0 6.875 USF2 X90824 15233 0 0 0 16.5 TLL2 AK026106 15309 0 56 18 16 MRPS11 BC000200 15525 65 0 0 4.5 — AF113683 15612 0 0 0 9.375 CPN2 J05158 15618 0 0 0 10.25 HCG2P7 X81001 15818 0 0 0 6.125 IGL@ AF043586 15871 0 0 0 11.625 C19orf10 AC005339 15953 0 0 0 20.25 — D84140 16315 0 74 0 3.375 TAL1 X51990 16393 0 0 0 5.75 FASN U52428 16398 20 0 0 22.875 GBX1 L11239 16421 0 0 0 3 NTN3 AF103529 16510 7 0 0 23.875 — K00627 16521 0 0 0 21.75 — K00627 16547 0 38 0 7.875 ESR1 X63118 16560 0 0 0 9.125 ZFX X59740 16584 0 45 0 7 CYB561 U06715 16606 0 0 0 4.5 LOC642131 S74639 16673 0 13 0 11 CEACAM5 Z21818 16686 0 0 13 11 SHMT1 Y14488 16863 0 0 0 2 — AL110201 16865 0 0 0 11.75 FOLH1 AF254357 16922 1 0 0 24 FAM55C AA721025 16961 0 0 0 0.625 — AW301806 17051 0 0 0 4 AKAP6 AW451230 17091 0 42 0 7.375 — AV647366 17248 0 0 0 8.375 CPSF7 NM_024811 17294 0 0 0 7.375 DUS1L NM_022156 17514 0 0 0 9 TSEN34 NM_024075 17526 0 0 82 2.375 INF2 NM_022489 17680 0 92 0 1.125 C14orf159 NM_024952 17736 0 0 0 6 TRAPPC2L NM_016209 17757 25 0 0 9.5 NUDT9 NM_024047 17785 0 99 0 0.25 TRIAP1 NM_016399 17803 0 0 0 11.125 CERK NM_022766 17821 0 0 0 0.625 COMMD10 NM_016144 17943 0 0 0 12.25 LYRM4 NM_020408 17955 0 91 0 1.25 MAGEH1 NM_014061 17959 0 9 12 22.625 LRRC40 NM_017768 18051 0 0 0 16.5 PUS1 NM_025215 18066 0 28 93 10.125 SMUG1 NM_014311 18074 0 0 0 8.25 TSPAN15 NM_012339 18196 0 0 0 5 TMEM51 NM_018022 18263 0 75 0 3.25 WDR3 NM_006784 18295 0 0 0 2.625 C1orf66 NM_015997 18325 0 0 0 2.5 PYCRL NM_023078 18344 0 0 0 8 KRT23 NM_015515 18474 0 3 9 23.75 PID1 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1.875 PCDHB12 NM_018932 20816 0 0 0 10.25 CDCA3 NM_031299 20956 0 0 0 7.25 GDF15 AF003934 21196 0 0 0 6.75 RAB35 BF791960 21238 0 0 0 23.5 — AL157484 21263 0 0 26 9.375 DENND2A AL037701 21281 0 0 0 4.25 FAM131A AI141670 21648 0 0 0 1.375 SCIN BG283584 21652 0 0 0 7.375 — AA837026 21833 0 0 0 3.375 KCTD2 D79998 21843 0 0 0 16.5 FXR2 AF044263 21925 0 0 0 18.375 ARHGAP25 D29642 21974 0 0 0 8 STK10 AB015718 22102 64 0 0 4.625 KIAA1644 AL047020 22287 0 0 0 6.25 THRAP3 BE967048 22352 0 0 53 6 COX4NB BC001472 22628 0 0 0 8.5 BAALC AI870583 22742 0 0 0 13.625 C20orf7 AI640582 23095 0 0 0 11.875 CLDN12 AL136770 23127 0 0 0 1.5 COX15 AF026850 23130 0 0 0 8.25 NAT14 AB038651 23337 0 22 0 9.875 COMMD2 BC001228 23353 0 71 0 3.75 CLPX AL136922 23368 0 0 0 7.125 TMEM108 BC000568 23788 0 0 0 11.375 NLRP12 AF231021 23830 0 0 83 2.25 CHRDL2 AF332891 23870 98 0 0 0.375 CCL28 AF110384 23914 31 0 0 8.75 IL20 AF224266 23943 0 0 0 3.875 DPYSL5 BC002874 24025 0 0 0 8.875 BOC AY027658 24093 0 0 0 4.375 — AF116695 24121 0 0 0 15.75 FKSG49 AF338193 24187 0 0 0 6.875 LOC100131508 AF130064 24310 0 0 0 1.5 AGPAT9 BC006236 24359 0 0 0 11.125 NT5C1A AY028778 24369 0 0 0 4.625 PCDHAC2 AF152474 24463 0 5 56 17.625 BIRC6 AI017106 24489 0 0 0 10.5 PIGY AW028485 24610 56 0 0 15.5 FAM100B AA831661 24619 0 0 0 9.625 TNKS1BP1 AL566438 24752 0 0 0 2.875 PREX1 AL445192 24753 0 0 0 8.25 EXOC4 AB051486 24828 0 0 0 15.5 RAB3D AI744658 24903 83 0 0 2.25 CHD2 AA890703 25062 0 0 20 21.375 RBM18 AA167623 25121 0 60 32 13.75 SLC39A10 AB033091 25156 0 0 0 4.25 IGF1R AL044092 25197 0 0 0 10.875 GLE1 AI638714 25312 0 0 0 11.875 ARID2 AB046777 25404 0 89 0 1.5 C13orf37 AI885466 25461 0 78 57 8.375 LOC401504 BG535378 25669 0 0 0 2.875 ZFYVE19 AW015263 25815 0 0 0 1.625 BOC W72626 25816 0 0 0 8.25 TMEM41A BE644935 25854 0 0 0 5.875 VANGL2 AB033041 25872 0 0 0 6.25 MRVI1 N66571 25879 0 0 0 22.75 BRD4 AA702437 25890 87 0 0 1.75 PRICKLE1 N98595 26055 0 0 0 3.125 SMEK2 AA541716 26321 0 25 74 12.875 ZCCHC7 BG291039 26389 28 0 0 9.125 ZFAT BF941325 26474 0 0 0 2.875 ZFAND2A AI984061 26559 0 0 0 1 TAPT1 AI239899 26729 0 0 0 22.5 FAM101B BG036514 26750 0 0 0 5.5 DMKN AA706316 26955 0 0 0 5 MAP3K3 BG231756 27236 0 0 0 6.625 PPP1R3E AK024489 27331 0 0 0 5.75 — AI302271 27487 0 0 0 10.875 hCG_2008140 AW149809 27873 0 43 0 7.25 UTP15 AA046406 27888 0 0 0 8.75 BCL9L AL353962 27915 0 0 0 7.875 CREM AL552470 27997 0 0 0 10.125 C9orf126 AI832363 28042 0 0 0 10 UPB1 AI770035 28091 0 95 0 0.75 FMO2 AI758223 28163 0 0 0 2.75 TLE3 BE967118 28281 0 0 0 0.625 C6orf226 AI636501 28316 0 67 62 9.125 NKAP T87628 28462 0 0 0 6.5 — BG054835 28542 0 0 0 1.625 ZSWIM7 BE645222 28601 0 0 0 1.875 — BE673677 28700 0 34 0 8.375 RGL3 AI379517 28739 0 0 65 4.5 CWF19L2 BE857467 28795 39 0 0 7.75 — AI028602 28954 0 0 64 4.625 — AI702450 29105 0 16 0 10.625 GATA6 AI762621 29117 0 0 71 3.75 JPH3 AL537395 29214 24 0 0 9.625 FAM26F AV734646 29502 21 0 0 10 C12orf76 AI870880 29858 0 0 0 7.875 BOC BF447871 29949 0 0 0 7.75 KDM4B AI265747 29992 0 0 0 11.625 THAP6 AI199523 30150 69 0 0 4 LOC730098 AI203673 30320 70 0 0 8.5 BRUNOL5 BE503640 30345 94 0 0 0.875 C9orf100 BG028209 30397 0 0 0 10.125 LOC100130938 AW139393 30428 73 0 0 3.5 — BF433830 30513 0 0 0 14.75 TUBB1 N63244 30517 0 46 0 6.875 — AI340341 30543 0 66 0 4.375 RNF182 AI884906 30559 0 0 0 5.125 LOC387647 AW118878 30682 0 0 0 2.125 — BF111276 30758 61 0 0 5 — AI861874 30874 0 0 0 1.75 — W69743 30903 0 0 38 7.875 CDAN1 AI951606 31011 0 0 0 13.625 ZSCAN2 AW206602 31220 0 0 0 17.75 PAP2D AF131783 31296 35 0 36 44 — AI554926 31325 0 12 48 17.75 — BF591615 31501 0 33 91 9.75 ADH4 AV651117 31544 0 35 2 20.625 JAM3 AF356518 31826 0 0 0 0.75 PNMAL2 AW299761 31897 0 0 0 1.125 PRSS27 AW170323 31902 0 0 0 8.625 PVRL2 BE867789 31946 6 0 0 21.625 LOC283174 BF527412 32012 0 0 11 11.25 — AK026459 32031 0 0 59 5.25 ISLR2 AW007241 32067 0 0 0 3.25 KIAA1161 AB032987 32082 46 0 0 6.875 LOC100009676 BC003066 32152 0 0 0 0.75 RANBP10 AV717059 32361 0 0 0 8.5 — AK027226 32470 0 93 0 1 PROCA1 AL137531 32506 0 0 67 4.25 PARP6 AL122091 32536 0 0 0 13.5 — AL365407 32751 13 0 0 11 — AU154942 32959 0 0 0 5.5 — AF143887 32976 0 0 0 6.375 — AK022197 32998 0 0 0 0.625 — AK024243 33198 0 0 0 11.375 — AK025118 33318 0 0 0 6.125 ERBB4 AK024204 33519 0 0 0 19.375 — AK025173 33553 0 0 66 4.375 — AL137552 33944 0 0 0 5.25 — AL137318 34212 0 0 0 8 ZNF124 AB046850 34213 0 81 45 9.5 — AF065869 34280 0 0 0 24.25 — S51397 34315 0 98 33 8.875 — AK022113 34333 0 0 0 20.5 PCGEM1 AF223389 34396 0 0 0 8.375 — AL157496 34491 18 0 22 28 HHLA2 AK027132 34497 0 0 87 1.75 KRTAP9-3 AJ406947 34503 0 0 0 5.875 KRTAP4-9 AJ406941 34517 0 0 0 11.875 RNASE7 AJ131212 34555 0 0 0 12.125 NT5DC3 AK002128 34695 0 0 0 18.75 — L21961 34845 0 51 0 6.25 — R52023 34884 93 0 0 1 MAP4 AI078534 34890 0 0 0 8.5 — BF594695 34896 8 0 0 11.625 — AI393725 35065 0 0 58 5.375 — AI224578 35189 0 0 0 5.25 GLT8D4 AI452595 35268 0 0 0 6.75 FBXL4 BF571480 35410 0 0 0 3.625 — AW960145 35564 0 0 0 2 PLA2R1 BE048919 35645 0 20 0 10.125 MAP3K7IP1 AW592369 36052 0 0 0 9.125 PDE1A AW614381 36312 0 0 0 4.125 — AW003845 36506 0 0 0 19.75 FRMPD3 AL133943 36539 44 0 0 7.125 ALKBH1 AI922200 36574 0 94 0 0.875 LOC389857 BE466872 36694 76 0 0 12.75 H1FNT AW013835 36701 0 0 0 25.625 — AI769104 36721 54 0 0 5.875 — BF511686 36758 0 0 0 4.75 — W60647 36801 0 0 0 6.375 TMC5 AI738488 37073 0 84 0 2.125 — BF222867 37229 0 61 84 7.125 ADAMTS6 N71063 37239 0 0 0 3.75 — BF509605 37291 0 0 0 7 LOC100130494 AW027469 /// LOC728448 37559 0 0 77 3 SLC25A36 AW514168 37573 0 0 81 2.5 WDR16 AW673231 37590 0 0 0 4.875 LOC100129286 AI732275 37630 0 0 0 7.625 — AI684424 37647 0 0 0 9.875 — AI732280 37649 0 48 94 7.5 MMAA R15084 37735 0 0 0 3.375 NBPF8 N62721 37752 40 0 0 7.625 — AI873296 37789 0 0 0 1.375 — AI341258 37872 0 0 0 9.5 ADPRHL1 AI243209 37962 0 0 0 5.375 — BF514993 37966 0 0 0 11.25 ZNF818P AI651641 38158 0 0 0 8.875 WDR42A AL134577 38289 0 0 0 0.125 — AI684833 38445 0 0 0 13.75 TRAPPC2L AW827150 38536 0 0 0 11.25 — BF382322 38756 0 0 73 3.5 — AI674059 39035 0 62 0 4.875 ABCC3 AI375341 39136 0 0 0 3.125 FAM118B AI632973 39161 0 0 0 10.375 LOC728705 AW451176 39237 99 26 1 22.125 PTPRA AA652313 39241 0 0 0 7 — AW043836 39320 0 0 0 11 — AA478981 39340 0 0 0 11 IL12RB1 AI637915 39361 0 41 39 20.125 — AW275049 39458 0 0 0 1.75 LOC401320 AI221073 39477 0 0 0 1.875 — BF591259 39504 0 0 0 20.375 — AI694557 39625 0 0 0 8.125 LOC728842 AI693407 39720 0 0 0 5.375 — AI766224 39744 53 0 0 6 — AI675753 39747 12 0 0 11.125 PM20D1 AA918425 39832 0 0 0 6.5 POLR2J4 AI821720 40016 14 0 44 18.875 — AA348683 40021 0 0 0 9.125 — AI921894 40081 0 0 0 9 — N74924 40134 84 0 0 2.125 C9orf57 AW274388 40198 0 0 0 4 — N63808 40217 0 0 0 12.625 — AA668261 40245 79 0 0 3.875 — AW445087 40305 0 0 0 8.875 — AI184609 40422 92 0 0 1.125 ERI2 AI688141 40613 0 0 0 13.125 — AA001970 40905 0 0 28 9.125 — AV654572 40958 0 27 23 19 LMO7 AA702962 41050 38 0 0 7.875 — AW236797 41149 0 0 80 2.625 SKAP2 BE671499 41215 0 96 0 0.625 — AW276866 41302 0 97 0 0.5 — AI668696 41374 0 0 0 2.125 — N27112 41443 0 8 0 11.625 — BE221330 41489 58 0 0 5.375 FLJ22536 H14782 41500 0 0 0 1.5 KLHL23 BE873351 41719 0 0 0 1.75 — AA770235 41901 95 0 0 0.75 ZNF81 AI028309 41911 0 59 63 10 SYTL5 AW263497 42228 0 0 0 10.875 CACNA1E R15004 42244 0 0 0 18.375 NRG4 BF793585 42287 0 0 0 1.25 LOC120376 AI590055 42333 16 0 0 18.75 C11orf17 AI933861 42415 0 0 0 15.875 — H11894 42424 0 0 0 3.5 — AL043482 42683 0 54 0 5.875 — AI332638 42726 0 0 0 3.625 — R46483 42965 0 0 0 10.75 — AW118707 43009 0 17 14 21.375 — BE044588 43041 0 0 6 11.875 — AA453526 43100 0 0 0 3.25 CCDC93 AA504256 43210 0 80 0 2.625 USP49 BF727345 43219 0 18 0 10.375 — AA806070 43415 0 70 0 3.875 FANCB BE550133 43420 0 0 40 7.625 MGC40069 AI684979 43565 0 0 0 1.5 ZNF599 AI222019 43618 0 0 0 4.375 NR1H4 AI051958 43777 0 0 46 6.875 — N35099 43889 0 29 0 9 FBLL1 AA868464 44334 0 79 0 2.75 — AW291120 44407 0 0 0 17.125 — AI026951 44411 75 0 0 3.25 C17orf28 AL554277 44451 0 0 0 2 — AA404996 44582 0 0 0 1 — BG250907 44584 0 0 0 4.625 LOC440354 BG180003 /// LOC595101 /// LOC641298 /// LOC728423 /// LOC729513 /// SMG1 44717 0 0 0 2.125 ADAM32 NM_145004 44778 63 0 0 4.75 SLC25A43 AK094254 44808 0 58 15 16.125 CLEC12A /// NM_138337 CLEC12B 45271 0 64 41 12.125 RECQL4 NM_004260 45312 0 0 24 9.625 GPR78 NM_080819 45349 0 0 0 15 PTK6 NM_005975 45403 0 0 0 0.375 RASEF NM_152573 45407 0 0 0 4.25 ZNF441 NM_152355 45430 29 0 0 9 OXER1 AB083055 45440 50 0 0 6.375 PCDHAC1 NM_031882 45451 0 0 0 7 BRWD3 NM_153252 45814 82 0 0 2.375 RHEBL1 NM_144593 45877 0 0 0 6.75 C14orf126 NM_080664 45973 0 0 0 5.75 C7orf33 NM_145304 45996 0 0 0 1.625 SNX21 CA447177 46126 0 0 0 9.25 C3orf15 AB063297 46539 0 0 61 5 KCNMB1 BC025707 46892 0 0 0 4 ST3GAL3 AF425864 47027 0 0 0 7.875 SCML4 BC033286 47038 96 0 0 0.625 ZNF479 AF277624 47085 0 0 0 6.375 IL31RA AF106913 47106 0 0 0 10.75 PPP1R1C AF494535 47115 55 0 0 18.125 SORBS2 AF396457 47298 0 0 0 8.25 ATN1 Z22814 47323 0 0 0 11.625 C14orf34 BC008034 47374 0 0 0 3 — BI524781 47470 0 0 0 1 C22orf42 CA775385 47482 0 63 89 6.25 CSNK1A1 BQ025347 47691 9 0 0 13.375 CCBL2 /// AA460960 LOC100131735 /// RBMX 47784 4 0 0 19.75 SCML4 CA448477 47858 0 100 0 0.125 LOC284513 AW169311 47868 0 32 21 18.625 LOC100129637 AA758799 47897 0 0 0 16.75 — AI860021 47925 88 0 0 1.625 FLJ42709 AK095719 47926 33 0 0 14.375 FLJ42709 AK095719 47941 0 0 0 3.875 — AK092802 48143 0 0 0 6.75 — BC040670 48159 0 0 0 5.25 — AK097488 48237 59 0 0 7.375 HCG11 AK024111 48265 0 0 0 1.25 FANCB BC043596 48343 0 0 0 9.625 — W95489 48404 0 0 0 5.125 — AW273830 48540 0 0 0 6.25 POM121L8P BC035394 48544 0 0 0 0.875 NFIA AI220445 48783 0 24 10 21 — BG109597 48789 15 0 0 10.75 CP AL556703 48977 0 90 0 1.375 IGHG1 S55277 49079 66 0 0 15.5 — BC033250 49168 0 0 0 10.5 PIK3R6 AK091819 49203 22 0 0 9.875 — AF147412 49237 0 0 0 18 SREBF1 S66168 49250 0 0 0 9.5 PLK5P AK054808 49357 27 0 0 9.25 — AI678088 49377 45 0 0 7 LOC644135 BC038719 49385 0 0 0 6.125 — BU176936 49404 0 0 68 4.125 LOC285954 AK096266 49429 0 0 0 1.75 NFYC AL713771 49714 74 0 0 3.375 — BC039376 49727 0 0 0 8.75 RGNEF AB082529 49761 0 0 0 0.125 — AI885742 49797 0 0 0 10.75 NSUN4 BC016907 49967 0 55 0 5.75 — BC041865 50106 0 0 0 5.625 — AL832499 50574 0 0 47 6.75 — AF075113 50602 0 0 76 3.125 VWA3B BM981856 50640 0 0 0 5.625 LOC283682 BC043440 50678 36 0 52 24.5 hCG_2015435 BC035235 50696 0 0 0 0.25 — BC042427 50722 0 68 31 12.875 LOC692247 BG772667 50754 80 0 0 2.625 ARAP2 BC031283 50833 0 0 0 3.375 — BC036630 50955 0 0 0 9.75 — BC040600 50987 0 0 96 1.125 — AL512742 51032 0 0 0 7 — AL359058 51135 0 0 0 6.375 — AK055464 51177 0 0 0 6.25 — BC041050 51229 0 0 0 17 — AF147390 51342 0 19 19 20.5 — BC020562 51588 0 57 7 17.25 — BC043373 51611 71 0 0 3.75 — AK021715 51618 0 0 0 6.125 — BQ002451 51639 0 0 0 4.125 — BC043439 51802 0 83 0 2.25 — BC032028 51928 0 0 95 0.75 — AF087974 51940 0 0 0 5.375 — BC038205 51960 0 0 0 4.375 DEFB107A /// AF540979 DEFB107B 51981 0 0 0 3.75 CTA-221G9.4 AL832019 52033 0 52 0 6.125 LOC285456 AK094992 52052 0 0 0 1.625 MTBP AL832671 52063 0 0 0 11.75 TNNT2 AL832707 52114 0 0 0 7.375 LOC283140 AK095275 52135 0 0 0 14.125 LOC283045 AK095019 52354 0 0 0 12.875 LOC146795 AK057377 52414 89 0 0 1.5 CCDC36 AK058049 52547 0 0 0 9.5 OFCC1 AF520802 52828 0 0 16 10.625 LOC91431 AF075091 52968 0 0 0 3.625 — AF085916 52985 0 2 17 22.875 — AL833305 53014 0 0 0 4.75 — AL831875 53063 0 0 0 0.25 — AL137307 53125 0 0 0 0.75 — AL117464 53155 0 0 97 0.5 DNAH1 AK093347 53225 3 0 0 24 — AL831906 53309 0 0 0 9 CLN6 D17218 53332 0 0 92 1.125 OR2L2 X64978 53339 0 0 0 12.375 OR9A1P X64982 53614 0 0 0 9.875 C6orf41 AI028608 53702 67 0 0 4.25 — BC025967 53707 0 0 25 9.5 — BC020935 53860 0 30 0 8.875 LOC284440 BC037856 54119 0 88 60 17.25 — BC035112 54150 0 0 0 3.25 SLC25A18 BC016954 54206 0 0 0 6.75 NCRNA00119 BC036463 54295 0 87 0 1.75 WIPI2 BC016912 54482 0 0 0 4.875 — BC030089 54485 5 0 0 12 C20orf62 BC030259 54541 0 0 0 0.125 TMPRSS2 BC015819 Table 5b Gene Symbol Gene Title SPAG7 sperm associated antigen 7 MSN moesin SPARC secreted protein, acidic, cysteine-rich (osteonectin) ARPC1A actin related protein 2/3 complex, subunit 1A, 41 kDa MDH1 malate dehydrogenase 1, NAD (soluble) SMARCC1 SWI/SNF related, matrix associated, actin dependent regulator of chromatin, subfamily c, member 1 ITGB5 integrin, beta 5 IGFBP7 insulin-like growth factor binding protein 7 NDUFB8/SEC31B NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 beta subcomplex, 8, 19 kDa /// SEC31 homolog B (S. cerevisiae) ANXA4 annexin A4 CUL3 cullin 3 DHX15 DEAH (Asp-Glu-Ala-His) box polypeptide 15 SOX4 SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 4 MAPKAPK2 mitogen-activated protein kinase-activated protein kinase 2 SCRN1 secernin 1 NQO1 NAD(P)H dehydrogenase, quinone 1 AAMP angio-associated, migratory cell protein DUSP3 dual specificity phosphatase 3 DLG5 discs, large homolog 5 (Drosophila) CEACAM5 carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 5 CTDSPL CTD (carboxy-terminal domain, RNA polymerase II, polypeptide A) small phosphatase-like FARP1 FERM, RhoGEF (ARHGEF) and pleckstrin domain protein 1 (chondrocyte-derived) C7orf28A chromosome 7 open reading frame 28A EGFR epidermal growth factor receptor (erythroblastic leukemia viral (v-erb-b) oncogene homolog, avian) SFRP1 secreted frizzled-related protein 1 COPS8 COP9 constitutive photomorphogenic homolog subunit 8 (Arabidopsis) ACBD3 acyl-Coenzyme A binding domain containing 3 UNC119B unc-119 homolog B (C. elegans) CRMP1 collapsin response mediator protein 1 HMGN4 high mobility group nucleosomal binding domain 4 SNRPD1 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein D1 polypeptide 16 kDa INPP5K inositol polyphosphate-5-phosphatase K DNAJB12 DnaJ (Hsp40) homolog, subfamily B, member 12 KLHL21 kelch-like 21 (Drosophila) FXR2 fragile X mental retardation, autosomal homolog 2 TLE1 transducin-like enhancer of split 1 (E(sp1) homolog, Drosophila) UNC119 unc-119 homolog (C. elegans) EDEM1 ER degradation enhancer, mannosidase alpha-like 1 LMAN1 lectin, mannose-binding, 1 SCNN1A sodium channel, nonvoltage-gated 1 alpha ARL4D ADP-ribosylation factor-like 4D DAPK3 death-associated protein kinase 3 HEPH hephaestin RAP1GAP RAP1 GTPase activating protein CDC6 cell division cycle 6 homolog (S. cerevisiae) MAOB monoamine oxidase B PREP prolyl endopeptidase ACPP acid phosphatase, prostate EML2 echinoderm microtubule associated protein like 2 FGF2 fibroblast growth factor 2 (basic) MRC1 /// MRC1L1 mannose receptor, C type 1 /// mannose receptor, C type 1-like 1 GAS1 growth arrest-specific 1 ITGB3 integrin, beta 3 (platelet glycoprotein IIIa, antigen CD61) TTF1 transcription termination factor, RNA polymerase I RRAD Ras-related associated with diabetes ICAM3 intercellular adhesion molecule 3 SNAP91 synaptosomal-associated protein, 91 kDa homolog (mouse) CENPA centromere protein A GPC4 glypican 4 PGC progastricsin (pepsinogen C) PIGA phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis, class A BAIAP2 BAI1-associated protein 2 OVGP1 oviductal glycoprotein 1, 120 kDa KIAA0586 KIAA0586 SPIB Spi-B transcription factor (Spi-1/PU.1 related) BDKRB2 bradykinin receptor B2 IL15 interleukin 15 CHML choroideremia-like (Rab escort protein 2) RHAG Rh-associated glycoprotein SERPINA6 serpin peptidase inhibitor, clade A (alpha-1 antiproteinase, antitrypsin), member 6 MLANA melan-A ITGA2B integrin, alpha 2b (platelet glycoprotein IIb of IIb/IIIa complex, antigen CD41) PML promyelocytic leukemia AKR1B10 aldo-keto reductase family 1, member B10 (aldose reductase) KCNQ3 potassium voltage-gated channel, KQT-like subfamily, member 3 MAGEC1 melanoma antigen family C, 1 SIX3 SIX homeobox 3 CHRNB2 cholinergic receptor, nicotinic, beta 2 (neuronal) CXorf1 chromosome X open reading frame 1 GRIA3 glutamate receptor, ionotrophic, AMPA 3 DLEC1 deleted in lung and esophageal cancer 1 G6PC glucose-6-phosphatase, catalytic subunit IL8RA interleukin 8 receptor, alpha SAA4 serum amyloid A4, constitutive GRM5 glutamate receptor, metabotropic 5 ALOX15 arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase USP34 ubiquitin specific peptidase 34 SLC22A2 solute carrier family 22 (organic cation transporter), member 2 SHOX short stature homeobox XRCC2 X-ray repair complementing defective repair in Chinese hamster cells 2 GAGE3 G antigen 3 CACNB4 calcium channel, voltage-dependent, beta 4 subunit — — IFNW1 interferon, omega 1 SCN7A sodium channel, voltage-gated, type VII, alpha ZNF157 zinc finger protein 157 AVPR2 arginine vasopressin receptor 2 LIPE lipase, hormone-sensitive C4BPB complement component 4 binding protein, beta ADAM22 ADAM metallopeptidase domain 22 TH tyrosine hydroxylase PCK1 phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase 1 (soluble) FRMD4A FERM domain containing 4A CSNK1D casein kinase 1, delta NCOR2 nuclear receptor co-repressor 2 NR2F2 nuclear receptor subfamily 2, group F, member 2 CDC42EP3 CDC42 effector protein (Rho GTPase binding) 3 BAD BCL2-associated agonist of cell death HIP1R huntingtin interacting protein 1 related TGFB1I1 transforming growth factor beta 1 induced transcript 1 ABCG2 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family G (WHITE), member 2 PADI2 peptidyl arginine deiminase, type II CHST3 carbohydrate (chondroitin 6) sulfotransferase 3 TRIM9 tripartite motif-containing 9 PCGF1 polycomb group ring finger 1 PRKCQ protein kinase C, theta IGFBP3 insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 EFNA3 ephrin-A3 PSG1 pregnancy specific beta-1-glycoprotein 1 — — ABCC8 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family C (CFTR/MRP), member 8 SFRS17A splicing factor, arginine/serine-rich 17A SGCD sarcoglycan, delta (35 kDa dystrophin-associated glycoprotein) SLC24A1 solute carrier family 24 (sodium/potassium/calcium exchanger), member 1 FETUB fetuin B DTNA dystrobrevin, alpha GLRA3 glycine receptor, alpha 3 MCM7 minichromosome maintenance complex component 7 MGLL monoglyceride lipase PTPRU protein tyrosine phosphatase, receptor type, U IFNA2 interferon, alpha 2 MTAP methylthioadenosine phosphorylase GABARAPL1 /// GABA(A) receptor-associated protein like 1 /// GABA(A) receptors associated protein like 3 GABARAPL3 (pseudogene) NFIB nuclear factor I/B CXCR6 chemokine (C—X—C motif) receptor 6 RAPSN receptor-associated protein of the synapse IGH3 /// IGHA1 /// immunoglobulin heavy locus /// immunoglobulin heavy constant alpha 1 /// immunoglobulin IGHA2 /// IGHD /// heavy constant alpha 2 (A2m marker) /// immunoglobulin heavy constant delta /// IGHG1 /// IGHG3 /// immunoglobulin heavy constant gamma 1 (G1m marker) /// immunoglobulin heavy constant ga IGHG4 /// IGHM /// IGHV3-23 /// IGHV4- 31 /// LOC100126583 /// LOC642131 /// LOC652128 /// VSIG6 IGHA1 /// IGHG1 /// immunoglobulin heavy constant alpha 1 /// immunoglobulin heavy constant gamma 1 (G1m LOC100133862 marker) /// similar to hCG1773549 KCND3 potassium voltage-gated channel, Shal-related subfamily, member 3 ZNF471 zinc finger protein 471 PEG10 paternally expressed 10 CAV1 caveolin 1, caveolae protein, 22 kDa TUBA4A tubulin, alpha 4a SETD3 SET domain containing 3 ARAP1 ArfGAP with RhoGAP domain, ankyrin repeat and PH domain 1 — — ZEB1 zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1 SORT1 sortilin 1 ZNF282 zinc finger protein 282 FBXO9 F-box protein 9 APOOL Apolipoprotein O-like ATG2A ATG2 autophagy related 2 homolog A (S. cerevisiae) ZC3H7B zinc finger CCCH-type containing 7B TMCC1 transmembrane and coiled-coil domain family 1 MXRA8 matrix-remodelling associated 8 DGCR6L DiGeorge syndrome critical region gene 6-like CCDC22 coiled-coil domain containing 22 MAN1C1 mannosidase, alpha, class 1C, member 1 NOV nephroblastoma overexpressed gene TRPM1 Transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily M, member 1 HLX H2.0-like homeobox AZU1 azurocidin 1 USP19 ubiquitin specific peptidase 19 AZI1 5-azacytidine induced 1 AHCTF1 AT hook containing transcription factor 1 CLCN4 chloride channel 4 IGKV4-1 immunoglobulin kappa variable 4-1 — — MCF2 MCF.2 cell line derived transforming sequence MUC3B mucin 3B, cell surface associated TMC6 transmembrane channel-like 6 — — DST dystonin B3GNTL1 UDP-GlcNAc:betaGal beta-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase-like 1 EIF3M eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3, subunit M — — ZNF391 zinc finger protein 391 LOC100128640 Hypothetical protein LOC100128640 — — GRIK2 Glutamate receptor, ionotropic, kainate 2 LOC100134355 /// similar to Primase, DNA, polypeptide 2 (58 kDa) /// primase, DNA, polypeptide 2 (58 kDa) PRIM2 DTX2 /// deltex homolog 2 (Drosophila) /// hypothetical protein LOC100134197 LOC100134197 USF2 upstream transcription factor 2, c-fos interacting TLL2 tolloid-like 2 MRPS11 mitochondrial ribosomal protein S11 — — CPN2 carboxypeptidase N, polypeptide 2 HCG2P7 HLA complex group 2 pseudogene 7 IGL@ immunoglobulin lambda locus C19orf10 chromosome 19 open reading frame 10 — — TAL1 T-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia 1 FASN fatty acid synthase GBX1 gastrulation brain homeobox 1 NTN3 Netrin 3 — — — — ESR1 estrogen receptor 1 ZFX zinc finger protein, X-linked CYB561 cytochrome b-561 LOC642131 Similar to hCG1812074 CEACAM5 carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 5 SHMT1 serine hydroxymethyltransferase 1 (soluble) — — FOLH1 folate hydrolase (prostate-specific membrane antigen) 1 FAM55C family with sequence similarity 55, member C — — AKAP6 A kinase (PRKA) anchor protein 6 — — CPSF7 cleavage and polyadenylation specific factor 7, 59 kDa DUS1L dihydrouridine synthase 1-like (S. cerevisiae) TSEN34 tRNA splicing endonuclease 34 homolog (S. cerevisiae) INF2 inverted formin, FH2 and WH2 domain containing C14orf159 chromosome 14 open reading frame 159 TRAPPC2L trafficking protein particle complex 2-like NUDT9 nudix (nucleoside diphosphate linked moiety X)-type motif 9 TRIAP1 TP53 regulated inhibitor of apoptosis 1 CERK ceramide kinase COMMD10 COMM domain containing 10 LYRM4 LYR motif containing 4 MAGEH1 melanoma antigen family H, 1 LRRC40 leucine rich repeat containing 40 PUS1 pseudouridylate synthase 1 SMUG1 single-strand-selective monofunctional uracil-DNA glycosylase 1 TSPAN15 tetraspanin 15 TMEM51 transmembrane protein 51 WDR3 WD repeat domain 3 C1orf66 chromosome 1 open reading frame 66 PYCRL pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase-like KRT23 keratin 23 (histone deacetylase inducible) PID1 phosphotyrosine interaction domain containing 1 TRPV2 transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily V, member 2 CEP76 centrosomal protein 76 kDa SNIP1 Smad nuclear interacting protein 1 NXN nucleoredoxin RTN3 reticulon 3 CYP20A1 cytochrome P450, family 20, subfamily A, polypeptide 1 ZNF767 zinc finger family member 767 LRP1B low density lipoprotein-related protein 1B (deleted in tumors) HAUS2 HAUS augmin-like complex, subunit 2 ANTXR1 anthrax toxin receptor 1 SPATA6 spermatogenesis associated 6 FLJ42627 hypothetical LOC645644 SPTLC3 serine palmitoyltransferase, long chain base subunit 3 GUCY1B2 guanylate cyclase 1, soluble, beta 2 CCDC40 coiled-coil domain containing 40 IFT122 intraflagellar transport 122 homolog (Chlamydomonas) PRG3 proteoglycan 3 FLJ11292 hypothetical protein FLJ11292 — — METTL5 methyltransferase like 5 — — ANGPTL4 angiopoietin-like 4 SLC25A32 solute carrier family 25, member 32 — — CLDN18 claudin 18 CCDC70 coiled-coil domain containing 70 HRH4 histamine receptor H4 FGF14 fibroblast growth factor 14 P2RX2 purinergic receptor P2X, ligand-gated ion channel, 2 PCDHB12 protocadherin beta 12 CDCA3 cell division cycle associated 3 GDF15 growth differentiation factor 15 RAB35 RAB35, member RAS oncogene family — — DENND2A DENN/MADD domain containing 2A FAM131A family with sequence similarity 131, member A SCIN scinderin — — KCTD2 potassium channel tetramerisation domain containing 2 FXR2 fragile X mental retardation, autosomal homolog 2 ARHGAP25 Rho GTPase activating protein 25 STK10 serine/threonine kinase 10 KIAA1644 KIAA1644 THRAP3 thyroid hormone receptor associated protein 3 COX4NB COX4 neighbor BAALC brain and acute leukemia, cytoplasmic C20orf7 chromosome 20 open reading frame 7 CLDN12 claudin 12 COX15 COX15 homolog, cytochrome c oxidase assembly protein (yeast) NAT14 N-acetyltransferase 14 (GCN5-related, putative) COMMD2 COMM domain containing 2 CLPX ClpX caseinolytic peptidase X homolog (E. coli) TMEM108 transmembrane protein 108 NLRP12 NLR family, pyrin domain containing 12 CHRDL2 chordin-like 2 CCL28 chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 28 IL20 interleukin 20 DPYSL5 dihydropyrimidinase-like 5 BOC Boc homolog (mouse) — — FKSG49 FKSG49 LOC100131508 PRO2122 AGPAT9 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase 9 NT5C1A 5′-nucleotidase, cytosolic IA PCDHAC2 protocadherin alpha subfamily C, 2 BIRC6 baculoviral IAP repeat-containing 6 PIGY phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis, class Y FAM100B family with sequence similarity 100, member B TNKS1BP1 tankyrase 1 binding protein 1, 182 kDa PREX1 phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate-dependent Rac exchange factor 1 EXOC4 exocyst complex component 4 RAB3D RAB3D, member RAS oncogene family CHD2 chromodomain helicase DNA binding protein 2 RBM18 RNA binding motif protein 18 SLC39A10 solute carrier family 39 (zinc transporter), member 10 IGF1R insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor GLE1 GLE1 RNA export mediator homolog (yeast) ARID2 AT rich interactive domain 2 (ARID, RFX-like) C13orf37 chromosome 13 open reading frame 37 LOC401504 Hypothetical gene supported by AK091718 ZFYVE19 zinc finger, FYVE domain containing 19 BOC Boc homolog (mouse) TMEM41A transmembrane protein 41A VANGL2 vang-like 2 (van gogh, Drosophila) MRVI1 murine retrovirus integration site 1 homolog BRD4 bromodomain containing 4 PRICKLE1 prickle homolog 1 (Drosophila) SMEK2 SMEK homolog 2, suppressor of mek1 (Dictyostelium) ZCCHC7 zinc finger, CCHC domain containing 7 ZFAT zinc finger and AT hook domain containing ZFAND2A zinc finger, AN1-type domain 2A TAPT1 transmembrane anterior posterior transformation 1 FAM101B family with sequence similarity 101, member B DMKN dermokine MAP3K3 mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 3 PPP1R3E protein phosphatase 1, regulatory (inhibitor) subunit 3E — — hCG_2008140 hypothetical LOC729614 UTP15 UTP15, U3 small nucleolar ribonucleoprotein, homolog (S. cerevisiae) BCL9L B-cell CLL/lymphoma 9-like CREM cAMP responsive element modulator C9orf126 chromosome 9 open reading frame 126 UPB1 ureidopropionase, beta FMO2 flavin containing monooxygenase 2 (non-functional) TLE3 transducin-like enhancer of split 3 (E(sp1) homolog, Drosophila) C6orf226 chromosome 6 open reading frame 226 NKAP NFKB activating protein — — ZSWIM7 zinc finger, SWIM-type containing 7 — — RGL3 ral guanine nucleotide dissociation stimulator-like 3 CWF19L2 CWF19-like 2, cell cycle control (S. pombe) — — — — GATA6 GATA binding protein 6 JPH3 junctophilin 3 FAM26F family with sequence similarity 26, member F C12orf76 chromosome 12 open reading frame 76 BOC Boc homolog (mouse) KDM4B Lysine (K)-specific demethylase 4B THAP6 THAP domain containing 6 LOC730098 similar to chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 27 BRUNOL5 bruno-like 5, RNA binding protein (Drosophila) C9orf100 chromosome 9 open reading frame 100 LOC100130938 hypothetical protein LOC100130938 — — TUBB1 tubulin, beta 1 — — RNF182 ring finger protein 182 LOC387647 patched domain containing 3 pseudogene — — — — — — CDAN1 Congenital dyserythropoietic anemia, type I ZSCAN2 zinc finger and SCAN domain containing 2 PAP2D phosphatidic acid phosphatase type 2 — — — — ADH4 alcohol dehydrogenase 4 (class II), pi polypeptide JAM3 junctional adhesion molecule 3 PNMAL2 PNMA-like 2 PRSS27 protease, serine 27 PVRL2 poliovirus receptor-related 2 (herpesvirus entry mediator B) LOC283174 hypothetical LOC283174 — — ISLR2 immunoglobulin superfamily containing leucine-rich repeat 2 KIAA1161 KIAA1161 LOC100009676 hypothetical LOC100009676 RANBP10 RAN binding protein 10 — — PROCA1 protein interacting with cyclin A1 PARP6 poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase family, member 6 — — — — — — — — — — — — ERBB4 v-erb-a erythroblastic leukemia viral oncogene homolog 4 (avian) — — — — — — ZNF124 zinc finger protein 124 — — — — — — PCGEM1 prostate-specific transcript 1 (non-protein coding) — — HHLA2 HERV-H LTR-associating 2 KRTAP9-3 keratin associated protein 9-3 KRTAP4-9 keratin associated protein 4-9 RNASE7 ribonuclease, RNase A family, 7 NT5DC3 5′-nucleotidase domain containing 3 — — — — MAP4 microtubule-associated protein 4 — — — — — — GLT8D4 glycosyltransferase 8 domain containing 4 FBXL4 F-box and leucine-rich repeat protein 4 — — PLA2R1 phospholipase A2 receptor 1, 180 kDa MAP3K7IP1 mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 7 interacting protein 1 PDE1A phosphodiesterase 1A, calmodulin-dependent — — FRMPD3 FERM and PDZ domain containing 3 ALKBH1 alkB, alkylation repair homolog 1 (E. coli) LOC389857 hypothetical protein H1FNT H1 histone family, member N, testis-specific — — — — — — TMC5 transmembrane channel-like 5 — — ADAMTS6 ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif, 6 — — LOC100130494 /// hypothetical protein LOC100130494 /// peptidylprolyl isomerase E pseudogene LOC728448 SLC25A36 Solute carrier family 25, member 36 WDR16 WD repeat domain 16 LOC100129286 Hypothetical protein LOC100129286 — — — — MMAA methylmalonic aciduria (cobalamin deficiency) cbIA type NBPF8 neuroblastoma breakpoint family, member 8 — — — — ADPRHL1 ADP-ribosylhydrolase like 1 — — ZNF818P zinc finger protein 818 pseudogene WDR42A WD repeat domain 42A — — TRAPPC2L trafficking protein particle complex 2-like — — — — ABCC3 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family C (CFTR/MRP), member 3 FAM118B family with sequence similarity 118, member B LOC728705 hypothetical protein LOC728705 PTPRA Protein tyrosine phosphatase, receptor type, A — — — — IL12RB1 interleukin 12 receptor, beta 1 — — LOC401320 Hypothetical LOC401320 — — — — LOC728842 hypothetical LOC728842 — — — — PM20D1 peptidase M20 domain containing 1 POLR2J4 polymerase (RNA) II (DNA directed) polypeptide J4, pseudogene — — — — — — C9orf57 chromosome 9 open reading frame 57 — — — — — — — — ERI2 exoribonuclease 2 — — — — LMO7 LIM domain 7 — — SKAP2 Src kinase associated phosphoprotein 2 — — — — — — — — FLJ22536 hypothetical locus LOC401237 KLHL23 kelch-like 23 (Drosophila) — — ZNF81 zinc finger protein 81 SYTL5 synaptotagmin-like 5 CACNA1E calcium channel, voltage-dependent, R type, alpha 1E subunit NRG4 neuregulin 4 LOC120376 Uncharacterized protein LOC120376 C11orf17 chromosome 11 open reading frame 17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — CCDC93 coiled-coil domain containing 93 USP49 ubiquitin specific peptidase 49 — — FANCB Fanconi anemia, complementation group B MGC40069 Hypothetical protein MGC40069 ZNF599 zinc finger protein 599 NR1H4 nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group H, member 4 — — FBLL1 fibrillarin-like 1 — — — — C17orf28 chromosome 17 open reading frame 28 — — — — LOC440354 /// PI-3-kinase-related kinase SMG-1 pseudogene /// PI-3-kinase-related kinase SMG-1 LOC595101 /// pseudogene /// SMG1 homolog, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-related kinase pseudogene /// LOC641298 /// hypothetical LOC728423 /// similar to PI-3-kinase-related kinase SMG-1 /// SMG1 homol LOC728423 /// LOC729513 /// SMG1 ADAM32 ADAM metallopeptidase domain 32 SLC25A43 solute carrier family 25, member 43 CLEC12A /// C-type lectin domain family 12, member A /// C-type lectin domain family 12, member B CLEC12B RECQL4 RecQ protein-like 4 GPR78 G protein-coupled receptor 78 PTK6 PTK6 protein tyrosine kinase 6 RASEF RAS and EF-hand domain containing ZNF441 zinc finger protein 441 OXER1 oxoeicosanoid (OXE) receptor 1 PCDHAC1 protocadherin alpha subfamily C, 1 BRWD3 bromodomain and WD repeat domain containing 3 RHEBL1 Ras homolog enriched in brain like 1 C14orf126 chromosome 14 open reading frame 126 C7orf33 chromosome 7 open reading frame 33 SNX21 sorting nexin family member 21 C3orf15 chromosome 3 open reading frame 15 KCNMB1 potassium large conductance calcium-activated channel, subfamily M, beta member 1 ST3GAL3 ST3 beta-galactoside alpha-2,3-sialyltransferase 3 SCML4 sex comb on midleg-like 4 (Drosophila) ZNF479 zinc finger protein 479 IL31RA interleukin 31 receptor A PPP1R1C protein phosphatase 1, regulatory (inhibitor) subunit 1C SORBS2 sorbin and SH3 domain containing 2 ATN1 atrophin 1 C14orf34 chromosome 14 open reading frame 34 — — C22orf42 chromosome 22 open reading frame 42 CSNK1A1 Casein kinase 1, alpha 1 CCBL2 /// cysteine conjugate-beta lyase 2 /// similar to RNA binding motif protein, X-linked /// RNA binding LOC100131735 /// motif protein, X-linked RBMX SCML4 sex comb on midleg-like 4 (Drosophila) LOC284513 hypothetical protein LOC284513 LOC100129637 hypothetical LOC100129637 — — FLJ42709 hypothetical LOC441094 FLJ42709 hypothetical LOC441094 — — — — — — HCG11 HLA complex group 11 FANCB Fanconi anemia, complementation group B — — — — POM121L8P POM121 membrane glycoprotein-like 8 (rat) pseudogene NFIA Nuclear factor I/A — — CP ceruloplasmin (ferroxidase) IGHG1 Immunoglobulin heavy constant gamma 1 (G1m marker) — — PIK3R6 phosphoinositide-3-kinase, regulatory subunit 6 — — SREBF1 sterol regulatory element binding transcription factor 1 PLK5P polo-like kinase 5 pseudogene — — LOC644135 hypothetical LOC644135 — — LOC285954 hypothetical LOC285954 NFYC nuclear transcription factor Y, gamma — — RGNEF Rho-guanine nucleotide exchange factor — — NSUN4 NOL1/NOP2/Sun domain family, member 4 — — — — — — VWA3B von Willebrand factor A domain containing 3B LOC283682 Hypothetical protein LOC283682 hCG_2015435 hypothetical protein LOC100128554 — — LOC692247 hypothetical locus LOC692247 ARAP2 ArfGAP with RhoGAP domain, ankyrin repeat and PH domain 2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — DEFB107A /// defensin, beta 107A /// defensin, beta 107B DEFB107B CTA-221G9.4 KIAA1671 protein LOC285456 hypothetical LOC285456 MTBP Mdm2, transformed 3T3 cell double minute 2, p53 binding protein (mouse) binding protein, 104 kDa TNNT2 troponin T type 2 (cardiac) LOC283140 hypothetical protein LOC283140 LOC283045 hypothetical protein LOC283045 LOC146795 hypothetical protein LOC146795 CCDC36 coiled-coil domain containing 36 OFCC1 orofacial cleft 1 candidate 1 LOC91431 prematurely terminated mRNA decay factor-like — — — — — — — — — — DNAH1 dynein, axonemal, heavy chain 1 — — CLN6 ceroid-lipofuscinosis, neuronal 6, late infantile, variant OR2L2 olfactory receptor, family 2, subfamily L, member 2 OR9A1P olfactory receptor, family 9, subfamily A, member 1 pseudogene C6orf41 chromosome 6 open reading frame 41 — — — — LOC284440 hypothetical LOC284440 — — SLC25A18 solute carrier family 25 (mitochondrial carrier), member 18 NCRNA00119 non-protein coding RNA 119 WIPI2 WD repeat domain, phosphoinositide interacting 2 — — C20orf62 chromosome 20 open reading frame 62 TMPRSS2 transmembrane protease, serine 2 

1. A method of identifying a rheumatoid arthritis patient that is a candidate for treatment with an human interleukin-6 receptor antibody or a rheumatoid arthritis patient that should be excluded from treatment, the method comprising: providing an RNA nucleic acid sample obtained from peripheral blood lymphocytes from the patient; determining the level of expression of at least one gene product encoded by a gene set forth in Table 1, Table 2, or Table 3 that is associated with a therapeutic response to treatment with IL-6 receptor antibody; wherein when the level exceeds the threshold value, the level of the biomarker is indicative of a patient that is a candidate for treatment with the human interleukin-6 receptor antibody; or that a patient that should be excluded from treatment.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the method comprises detecting the level of expression of gene products encoded by at least two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, twenty, thirty, or forty or more, of the genes set forth in Table 1, Table 2, or Table
 3. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of determining the level of expression comprises an amplification reaction.
 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the amplification reaction is a quantitative RT-PCR.
 5. The method of claim 1, further comprising recording the correlation of the presence of the SNP with a positive response to treatment with IL-6 receptor antibody.
 6. The method of claim 5, further comprising administering IL-6 receptor antibody to the patient.
 7. A method of identifying a rheumatoid arthritis patient that is a candidate for treatment with an human interleukin-6 receptor antibody or patient that should be excluded from treatment, the method comprising: providing a serum sample from the patient or a sample comprising protein from peripheral blood lymphocytes; determining the level of expression of at least one gene product encoded by a gene set forth in Table 1, Table 2, or Table 3 that is associated with a therapeutic response to treatment with IL-6 receptor antibody.
 8. A diagnostic device comprising two or more nucleic acid probes attached to a solid surface to detect RNA expression levels of two or more biomarkers set forth in Table 1, Table 2, or Table
 3. 9. The diagnostic device of claim 8, wherein device comprises probes to detect RNA expression level of three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, twenty, thirty, or forty or more, of the biomarkers set forth in Table 1, Table 2, or Table
 3. 10. A method of identifying a rheumatoid arthritis patient that is a candidate for treatment with an human interleukin-6 receptor antibody or a rheumatoid arthritis patient that should be excluded from treatment, the method comprising: providing an RNA nucleic acid sample obtained from peripheral blood lymphocytes from the patient; determining the level of expression of at least two gene products having a value>0 in column C of Table 5, or the level the level of expression of at least two gene products having a value>0 in column D of Table 5, or the level of expression of at least two gene products having a value>0 in column E of Table 5, or the level of expression of at least two gene products having a value>0 in column F of Table 5, or the level of expression of at least two gene products having a value>0 in column G of Table 5, or the level of expression of at least two gene products having a value>0 in column H of Table 5, or the level of expression of at least two gene products having a value>0 in column I of Table 5, or the level of expression of at least two gene products having a value>0 in column J of Table 5; wherein the linear combination of the expression levels of the at least two gene products. that exceeds a threshold value is indicative of a patient that is a candidate for treatment with the human interleukin-6 receptor antibody; or that a patient that should be excluded from treatment. 